Ana Ivanović

STUTTGART - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic beat Germany's Mona Barthel 2-6 7(10)-6(8) 6-3 in Stuttgart on Tuesday and qualified for the 2nd round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

Jankovic's next opponent will be the winner of the match between Flavia Pennetta of Italy and Andrea Petkovic of Germany.

BUCHAREST - The Serbian national women's tennis team did not manage to secure its stay in the Fed Cup World Group II, after Sorana Cirstea scored the third point for Romania by defeating Bojana Jovanovski 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 6-3 in Bucharest on Sunday.

BUCHAREST - The Romanian national women's tennis team took a 1-0 lead over Serbia on Saturday in a play-off tie for remaining in the Fed Cup World Group II.

Sorana Cirstea secured the point by outplaying Ana Ivanovic 2-1, in sets 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Simona Halep and Bojana Jovanovski will clash in the other singles match on Saturday.

LONDON - The best-ranked Serbian female tennis player holds the eighth place in the WTA rankings that were published on Monday, which is one notch up on last week, while Ana Ivanovic remained the world's No. 12.

Jankovic, who suffered a defeat in the Bogota final on Sunday, currently has 4,010 points, surpassing Russia's Maria Sharapova.

As No.12, Ivanovic has 3,280 points.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovicic sent congratulations on Monday to the Serbian tennis players Ana Ivanovic and Jovana Jaksic, who played the first ever all-Serbian WTA final in the Mexican city of Monterrey.

In the final showdown late on Sunday, local time, Ivanovic defeated her young compatriot by 6-2, 6-1 and notched up her thirteenth career title.

MONTERREY- Serbia's Ana Ivanovic won the tennis tournament in Monterrey, Mexico, by beating 20-year-old compatriot Jovana Jaksic 6-2, 6-1 early Monday in the final match that lasted just 60 minutes.

It is Ivanovic's 13th title, while Jaksic made her first appearance in a WTA final.

Ivanovic won USD 111,389 and 250 WTA points, while Jaksic won USD 55,435 and 150 WTA points.

Mexicans enchanted by Ana's and Jovana's beauty

The Serbian girls are the most popular tennis players in Mexico. One is Ana Ivanovic and the other one is still unknown Jovana Jaksic (137th position in the WTA). These two have played in the first Serbian WTA final last night!

MONTERREY - Serbian female tennis players Ana Ivanovic and Jovana Jaksic qualified for the Monterrey WTA International semifinal in Mexico, the prize fund of which totals USD 500,000.

In the quarterfinal match, Ivanovic beat Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova, 6-1, 0-6, 6-2, while Jaksic achieved her biggest success in her career by defeating Julia Boserup of the U.S., 6-3, 6-0.

MONTERREY - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic reached the third round of the WTA tennis tournament in Monterrey, Mexico, by beating Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada 6-4, 6-2 early Friday.

Ivanovic's next opponent will be Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia, who won her second round match after Japan's Ayumi Morita retired after the first set due to injury.

Rybarikova won the first set 6-4.

MONTERREY - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic reached the second round of the WTA tennis tournament in Monterrey, Mexico, by beating Urszula Radwanska of Poland 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 early Wednesday.

In the next round, Ivanovic will face Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada, who beat Marcela Zacarías of Mexico 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.