The stars of the WTA received little time to rest as the 2015 season is already upon them. Not one. Not two. But three WTA sanctioned events open this week with tournaments in Brisbane, Auckland and Shenzhen. That doesn’t even count the ITF team event, the Hopman Cup, in Perth. Individual Hopman Cup results don’t … Continue reading
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Ana Ivanovic, Novak Djokovic Fall Short As Serbia Falls To Spain In 2013 Hopman Cup Final
This is why sports is not played on paper. Men’s #1 Novak Djokovic and former women’s #1 and current #13 Ana Ivanovic combined to make Team Serbia a formidable pair and odds-on favorite at the 2013 Hopman Cup. In the end though, it would be the pair of Fernando Verdasco and Anabel Medina Garrigues who … Continue reading
Ana Ivanovic, Novak Djokovic Lead Serbia Past Germany And Into 2013 Hopman Cup Final Against Spain
Well, this is where most people expected Team Serbia to end up in the 2013 Hopman Cup. After beating Germany 3-0, Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic move on to face Team Spain. Nole was dominant in dismantling Germany’s Tommy Haas 6-2 6-0. Ana was even more dominant in crushing the outmatched Tatjana Malek 6-0 6-1. … Continue reading
Ana Ivanovic Boosts Team Serbia To Win Over Australia At 2013 Hopman Cup
Team Serbia is seen as one of the top teams, if not the top team, at the 2013 Hopman Cup. But somebody forgot to tell Australia’s Bernard Tomic, who came out and shocked world #1 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 to give the Aussies a quick and surprising 1-0 lead. However, on this day it would … Continue reading
Ana Ivanovic, Novak Djokovic At 2013 Hopman Cup New Year’s Eve Ball
Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic form Team Serbia at the 2013 Hopman Cup. They took some time out to attend the New Year’s Eve Ball. As always, Ana exuded elegance. They were also interviewed briefly.
Justine Henin Australian Open Practice Session
Although Belgium lost in the final of the Hopman Cup, Justine Henin had a strong competition. She is one of those that isn’t generating as much buzz as some others, but the 2010 finalist has to be one of the two or three favorites going into Melbourne.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and John Isner Propel USA To Sixth Hopman Cup Title
The unseeded United States Hopman Cup team finished a week in which they lost only two matches in sweeping all of their rubbers by defeating Belgium, a replacement finalist for Serbia, 2 matches to 1 to claim the sixth title for the USA in the thirteen year history of the event. The top women’s player … Continue reading
Ana Ivanovic Injures Abdomen, Serbia Withdraws From Hopman Cup
An abdominal injury has forced Ana Ivanovic and Serbia to withdraw from Hopman Cup. Ivanovic injured her abdomen in her singles match with Justine Henin. Hopman Cup rules allow for the second place team in the division, Belgium, to advance to the final. Besides how well she and Novak Djokovic were playing, this is a … Continue reading
Ana Ivanovic And Novak Djokovic Interview After Hopman Cup Match With Belgium
Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic await the other finalist at the Hopman Cup. They seem to be having so much fun playing together. They will be tough to handle no matter who the opponent turns out to be.
Novak Djokovic Win Sends Serbia Into Final Of 2011 Hopman Cup
World #3 Novak Djokovic of Serbia sent his team into the final of Hopman Cup with a 6-3 6-2 win over Belgium’s Ruben Bemelmans. Serbia entered the match needing only one win to qualify for the final. Mortal lock Hall of Famer Justine Henin gave Belgium hope of pulling an upset sweep by opening with … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 