Lucie Safarova will open the Fed Cup final for the defending champion Czech Republic against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.

The 17th -ranked Safarova is 3-2 against the 12th -ranked Ivanovic, who is former

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic thrashed Russian qualifier Valeria Solovieva to reach the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup tennis Thursday.

Ivanovic beat world No.216 Solovieva 6-1, 6-4 in the second round for

Former World No.1 Ana Ivanovic's career has struggled at times since she won her only Grand Slam title in Paris in 2008.

Participating in the Kremlin Cup here, she said that her own nerves have been

Former winners Andy Roddick and Venus Williams moved into the US Open second round on Tuesday as defending champion Novak Djokovic and women's favorite Serena Williams prepared to make their bow.

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Jan. 2: Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic combined to give Serbia a 3-0 sweep over Kazakhstan on Sunday in their opening match at the Hopman Cup. Ivanovic defeated Yaroslava Shvedova 7-6 (6), 6-1 in the