WTA Update: Ivanovic out at US Open

The biggest upset of the US Open has officially arrived. Top seed Ana Ivanovic was knocked out in the second round of the US Open. The no.-1 player in the world lost to Julie Coin of France.

Coin struck first in the match when she won the first set, 6-3. Being under pressure of losing, Ivanovic won the second set, 6-4. Coin won the deciding set, 6-3.

The loss was a huge blow, but didn't seem to be a surprise. Ivanovic had zero aces for the match, while Coin had five. Ivanovic had eight double faults and 34 unforced errors.

Ivanovic struggled to win her first round match, needing three sets to defeat Vera Dushevina. Ivanovic was also eliminated early from Wimbledon, thus ending her season in the grand slams.

Who knows what upsets we'll see yet! Anything is possible.

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WTA Update: Ivanovic advances

Day two has now left Flushing Meadows and there was a couple of surprises after the second day.

Ana Ivanovic survived a second set scare to win her first round match on Tuesday. The Serbian defeated Vera Dushevina of Russia. Ivanovic is coming off an injury that forced her to miss the Beijing Olympics, a couple of weeks ago.

The biggest upset of the day happened at the Grandstand courts when no.-11 seed Daniela Hantuchova lost to Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany in straight sets. Groenefeld defeated Hantuchova 6-4 and 6-2.

The Williams sisters had much better success on Tuesday. Both Venus and Serena won their matches in straight sets.

Among the winners Tuesday include Dinara Safina, Nadia Petrova, Bethanie Mattek, Agnes Szavay and Agnieszka Radwanska.

Keep it tuned here for more coverage of the US Open.

WTA Update: Ivanovic stays #1

Despite a third round knockout at Wimbledon, Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic remains at the top of the WTA singles rankings. Ivanovic holds a 143 point lead over second ranked Jelena Jankovic.

The only newcomer in the top five is Serena Williams, who lost in the Wimbledon final to older sister Venus. Despite her win on Saturday, Venus remains ranked in the seventh spot.

Wimbledon semifinalist Jie Zheng made one of the biggest moves in this week's rankings. Zheng was ranked no.-133 and is now no.-40 ranked.

Ivanovic continues to lead in the Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships. Jankovic is in second place and Serena Williams is in third.

Wimbledon Update: Ivanovic ousted

Wimbledon has experienced its greatest upset yet in this tournament, when first seeded Ana Ivanovic was knocked out in the third round by Jie Zheng. Zheng won in straight sets 6-1 and 6-4. Zheng will now face 15-seed Agnes Szavay in the fourth round.

Fourth seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced to the fourth round after defeating Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in straight sets (6-2 and 6-4). Kuznetsova will now face Agnieszka Radwanska, who defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets (6-3 and 6-2).

In a battle of former Wimbledon champions, two-time champion Serena Williams defeated 2006 champion Amelie Mauresmo in straight sets. Williams clinched the first set 7-6. She won the tiebreaker 7-5. Williams, the sixth seed would win the second set, 6-1. Her opponent in the fourth round will be Bethanie Mattek. Mattek knocked off 11-seed Marion Bartoli, 6-4 and 6-1.

Eighth seed Anna Chakvetadze and 18-seed Nicole Vaidisova both advanced in their third round matches. They will square off against each other in the fourth round.

Jelena Jankovic, Elena Dementieva and Venus Williams are all slated to play tomorrow.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to do any updates until possibly Sunday night. At that time, I will post a preview the fourth round match-ups. I'll see you then.


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Wimbledon Update: Ivanovic survives scare

Day three has come and gone at the famed tennis courts in England. While the big story on the men's side is Novak Djokovic losing his second round match, the big story on the women's side is the close three set win for top seed Ana Ivanovic.

Ivanovic lost the first set to French player Nathalie Delchy 7-6. The top ranked player lost the tiebreaker, 7-2. Ivanovic would win the second set, 7-6 after winning the second set tiebreaker, 7-3. Ivanovic then won the final set, 10-8. Ivanovic will now face Chinese player Jie Zheng in the third round.

Fourth seed Svetslana Kuznetsova won in straight sets (6-2, 6-3) over Kateryna Bondarenko, to advance to the third round. Kuznetsova will face Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in the third round.

Sixth seed Serena Williams advanced to the third round after defeating Urszula Radwanska in straight sets (6-4, 6-4). Williams advances to the third round for a second straight year. Since 2000, Williams has made it past the third round eight times, not participating in 2006. The third round will be a showdown of former Wimbledon champions as Williams faces Amelie Mauresmo, the 2006 Wimbledon champion.

Wimbledon Update: Ivanovic wins in straight sets

The first day of Wimbledon happened earlier this morning. French Open winner Ana Ivanovic won her first match today, defeating Rossana De los rios in straight sets, 6-1 and 6-2. Ivanovic, the top seed, will face Nathalie Dechy in the second round.

Fourth seeded Svetslana Kuznetsova won her first round match today as she defeated unseeded French player Mathilde Johannson in three sets, 6-7 (7-5), 7-5 and 6-3. She'll now face Ukrainian player Kateryna Bondarenko in the second round.

Among the other winners today were 6-seed Serena Williams, 8-seed Anna Chakvetadze 11-seed Marion Bartoli.

12-seed Patti Schnyder and 19-seed Maria Kirilenko were among those who were knocked out in the first round.

Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Nadia Petrova, Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic are among the top seeds taking part in day two.

For more on the event go to Wimbledon.org