Ivanovic is closer to the French Open title!

"Dinara Safina proved her title credentials with a 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 win over top seed Maria Sharapova in the fourth round of the French Open" says BBC News.

With Maria out of the race for the French Open crown, Ivanovic seems to be in a good position to clinch the title. Ivanovic is in great form and she needs to get past the Swiss nemesis Patty Schnyder today to keep her hope alive. The match is being touted as "the Match of The day" and should be no less entertaining than that between the two Russian princesses Safina and Maria.

Hope I can watch the match somewhere on web!

All the best to my favorite Ana Ivanovic! Go gal!

She couldn't make it..But She can.

Ana Ivanovic couldn't match Sharapova's prowess in the glamorous finale at Melbourne, AO 08. She lost 7-5,6-3 in a 90 minutes battle.It hurts!

She was in tears at failing the expectations of the Australian crowd - a grand slam win by Ana Ivanovic. But she is just 20 and has immense potential. She is surely set to win the next grad slam she plays.

I like her. I like her play. I like her personality. She is a woman with great heart and impeccable talent. She will go a long way.

Her diary note on her loss to Sharapova is so touching and testament of what a beautiful woman she is.

She is still smiling and expecting to beat Sharapova when they meet again!

Australian Open 2008

Nadal left helpless and shocked.
Unseeded Tsonga making it to the Men's final.
Ivanovic resurging from 0-6 down to send Slovakian Hantuchova packing home.

What a day in the AO 2008! It was day 11 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

I am dying to see Ivanovic, my favorite tennis princess, outclass Sharapova in Women's final. You might not predict so. Neither they predict so. But I am rooting for her, only for her.It's already being called as "possibly the most glamorous grand-slam final in history". Clash of drop-dead gorgeous tennis princesses!

Then awaits the blood bath in Men's game. I am afraid that Federer will find his nemesis this time in Frenchman Tsonga - the find of AO'08. Frenchman's strategic tennis intelligence coupled with immense physical strength makes him a great contender for this year's AO.

I predict Fed vs Tsonga in the Men's final with Tsonga as the winner!

If Djokovic could take on Fed in US Open 2007 , Tsonga can obviously in this Australian Open 2008.

let the game begin.

She came, she conquered

The tennis princess Maria Sharapova clinched her first title of 2007 by wining the Acura Classic tournament @ San Diego. It was not an easy final against the 11th ranked Swiss princess Patty Schnyder but Maria kept her nerves and clinched the title 6-2,3-6,6-0.
This win gives her the confidence to move ahead elegantly towards the US Open and repeat the victory story of 2006.

Go Maria, Go!

Sharapova Vs Venus @ Wimbledon

What a match it was! Tennis Princess Sharapova battling to survive against the Mighty Venus . Sharapova had played some great matches in this Wimbledon before this meeting and was clearly the favorite. In fact, she had an overall record of 3-1 against Venus prior this match.

But it wasn't her day today. She was overpowered by Venus's power game and had a little chance at any point in the match to make a comeback.

But despite the unfortunate result, match was not a disappointment. Sharapova though subdued showed some great fight.She saved 7 break points and rallied for 13 deuces to win a game in the second set to lead 2-1.A big thing in ladies' game!

She surely was not at her best.Her serves were no match to that of Venus. Sharapova's fastest was the average of that of Venus.At the end, better playing lady made it to the QF.
But it's not the end of her world.She is just 20 and young and beautiful and athletic and a great tennis player.


Come 20th August and US open series will lay down red carpet for her.May she show her charisma there!