Posts Tagged ana ivanovic
which of these just doesn’t belong?
Posted by CronicaSportiva in Tennis on 01/03/2010
(tsf illustration by troy venechanos)
Photo: Ana Ivanovic’s new Adidas outfit
Posted by CronicaSportiva in Tennis on 01/03/2010
Ana Ivanovic revealed her new adilibria spring/summer 2010 dress, which she is set to wear at Roland Garros and other spring tournaments.Ana is currently in California, training with her new coach Heinz Gunthardt. In her last diary entry Ana said that … Continue reading
sunday survey: who’s your queen of the bjk?
Posted by CronicaSportiva in Tennis on 01/03/2010
The Billie Jean King Cup happens tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden, an event that features Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Ana Ivanovic. While this is an exhibition that might not mean much on paper, there is some pride on the line (Ivanovic’s plummet; Kuzy’s ability to play with the top gals; Clijsters’s [...]
Ana Ivanovic Hires New Coach
Posted by CronicaSportiva in Tennis on 24/02/2010
Reuters
Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic play a shot against Russia’s Alisa Kleybanova and Svetlana Kuznetsova during their Fed Cup tennis match in Belgrade February 7, 2010.
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For fans of the former No. 1 and Roland Garros champion and women’s tennis alike, this development must be considered good news.
Basel, Switzerland - Slumping Serbian former number one Ana Ivanovic Monday turned over what she hopes is a new page in her career by hiring Staffi Graf’s former mentor Heinz Gunthardt as coach.
The Ivanovic management made the announcement, which brings to an end the number 23 player’s coaching relationship with the adidas team, still her clothing sponsor.
Swiss television commentator Gunthardt, 51, guided Graf to a dozen Grand Slam titles.
The relationship will start next week in a New York exhibition, with 2008 Roland Garros champion Ivanovic replacing Serena Williams in a field with Venus Williams, US Open winner Kim Clijsters and double Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Ivanovic has been in a slump since her last title, earned in Linz in October, 2008.
The 22-year-old last played to a pair of defeats in Fed Cup this month while winning her only match of the season in the Australian Open first round.
It really can’t get any worse for the Serb at this point. Here’s hoping she can find her service toss.
(Thanks, Savannah)
short balls: let’s get physical
Posted by CronicaSportiva in Tennis on 10/02/2010
Somehow the tennis news is still pumping 10 days following the completion of the Australian Open. There was plenty of action this past weekend with the first round of Fed Cup being contested around the world. The biggest story to come out of the weekend on the American front was the success of Melanie Oudin, [...]
ivanovic gets tenure, loses fed cup rubbers
Posted by CronicaSportiva in Tennis on 09/02/2010
I know it’s turning out to be a heavy flow day from adidas, but we have one more bit…
Silver lining: In the wake of her dismal Fed Cup performance against Russia (which saw her lose both singles rubbers and the doubles rubber), Ana Ivanovic can take a breather after an announcement today that she’ll extended [...]
fed cup 2010 – first round
Posted by CronicaSportiva in Tennis on 05/02/2010
That’s Bojana Jovanovski, Ana Jovanovic, captain Dejan Vranes, Jelena Jankovic, and Ana Ivanovic at the official Fed Cup dinner on the eve of the tie between Serbia and Russia. As you can see from the schedule below, the headcase Ivanovic will go up against Svetlana Kuznetsova first, and then Jelena, whose back injury could hamper [...]
fashion focus: ivanovic stung by dulko
Posted by CronicaSportiva in Tennis on 24/01/2010
One of the more anticipated dress debuts at the 2010 Australian Open, that of 20th seed Ana Ivanovic, is now a distant memory after she was upset by Gisela Dulko 7-6 (6), 5-7, 4-6 in the second round. Unfortunately, even Dulko (cute in her orange Lacoste dress) is knocked out, falling — rightfully so — [...]
Australian Open 2010: Ana Ivanovic’s 21. January Interview
Posted by CronicaSportiva in Tennis on 21/01/2010
G. DULKO/A. Ivanovic6-7 (6-8) 7-5 6-4Q. Is it your serve that’s the problem with your game?ANA IVANOVIC: It was one of the problems, yeah, for sure. I mean, I was really disappointed to fight back in the third set and then make a couple of double‑fau… Continue reading
for ana, it’s back to the basics
Posted by CronicaSportiva in Tennis on 14/01/2010
While most players start the year clad in bright colors and popping looks on the practice courts of the Australian Open in Melbourne, Ana Ivanovic was warming up for the year’s first slam today in a simple black-and-white get up from adidas. The Serbian, who is trying to take her game back to the basics [...]
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