Ana Ivanović

ROME - Serbia's best-ranked female tennis player Jelena Jankovic is through to round of 16 at the WTA Rome Masters as her opponent Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia retired from their second-round match late on Wednesday.

Jankovic won the first set by 6-2, and led by 4-0 in the second when the Russian retired citing injury, 57 minutes into the match.

ROME - Serbian female tennis player Ana Ivanovic qualified for the Rome WTA second round as she defeated Italy's Karin Knapp, 6-1, 6-1.

In the fight for the third round, Ivanovic will cross rackets with France's Alize Cornet who defeated Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium in the Monday match, 6-3, 6-2.

Photo Tanjug, N. Milosevic (archive)

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic fell short of reaching the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Madrid, after losing to Romania's Simona Halep 6-2, 6-2 on Friday.

MADRID - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic is through to the quarterfinals at the WTA Premier Mandatory event in Madrid, after beating Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday.

Pavlyuchenkova, who defeated Jelena Jankovic in a marathon match Wednesday evening, did not stand a chance against the more focused and motivated opponent.

MADRID - Serbian female tennis player Jelena Jankovic failed to qualify for the next round of the Madrid WTA Premier in as she lost the second round match late on Wednesday to Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 2-1 - 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3).

MADRID- Serbia's Ana Ivanovic reached the third round of the WTA Premier Series tournament in Madrid by beating compatriot Bojana Jovanovski 6-4, 6-2 late Tuesday.

Ivanovic, the more experienced and higher ranked of the two, put in a superior, more confident performance and deservedly won the match after 76 minutes, converting the first match point.

STUTTGART - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic reached the final of the WTA tennis tournament in Stuttgart after beating compatriot Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday.

STUTTGART - Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic is through to quarterfinals at the WTA tournament in Stuttgart, after beating Julia Georges of Germany 2-1, in sets 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday.

The Serbian tennis player will next take on the winner of the match between Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova and second-seeded Simona Halep of Romania.

STUTTGART - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic will face Flavia Pennetta in the second round of the Stuttgart WTA tennis tournament after the Italian beat Andrea Petkovic of Germany 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 late Wednesday.

Jankovic has a 6-2 head-to-head ratio against Pennetta, the current world number 13.

The Serbian beat Mona Barthel of Germany 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 late Wednesday.

STUTGART - Serbian female tennis player Ana Ivanovic scored a successful start at the Stuttgart WTA as she beat Germany's Sabine Lisicki in the Wednesday match, 6-1, 6-3.

In the next match, Ivanovic will cross rackets with Germany's Julia Goerges who defeated Romania's Sorana Cirstea, 6-1, 7-5.