Ana Won the first match in Mercury Insurance Open

Ana gained swift revenge for last week's defeat to Ayumi Morita by beating the Japanese 6-1, 7-6 in the second round of the Mercury Insurance Open in Carlsbad, California. The 23-year-old recovered from a 0-5 deficit in the second set, the first time she has done so in her WTA career.

Ana had confessed to suffering from nerves during her loss to Morita in Stanford last week, but she showed no sign of them as she stormed through the opening set 6-1, winning a whopping 67 per cent of points.

The tables were turned in the second set as Morita raced into a 5-0 lead. At this point Ana called for some on-court coaching from her new mentor Nigel Sears. Whatever he said clearly did the trick, as she won five straight games to level the set.

The fifth seed, looking very pumped up, forced a tiebreak, which she won 7-5.

Ana will face Italian Alberta Brianti in the third round on Thursday. Ana won the only previous meeting between the pair, 6-3, 6-2 at the 2008 Australian Open.

World No.56 Brianti won through to round three by the remarkable scoreline of 0-6, 7-6, 7-6 against Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson. She had beaten 10th seed Flavia Pennetta in round one.

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It’s been a busy few days in San Diego at the Mercury Insurance Open with practice and interviews. Here you can see me talking with Mats Wilander for Eurosport. I’m happy to be playing Morita again tomorrow as it gives me the opportunity to put things right after last week!

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Ana Ivanovic: Quotable Quotes... Carlsbad All-Access

The big names in the Mercury Insurance Open draw took some time out to talk to the media before their opening matches at the All-Access Hour on Monday afternoon. Ana Ivanovic said :

On how she got the bruise on her elbow...
"I was practicing and the guy was at the net and I was at the back, and I was trying to reach for a backhand and kind of tripped over my own feet! I was trying to catch myself. He didn't get the ball at the net - I blamed him, of course!"

On what she thinks of Novak Djokovic's gluten-free diet...
"I'm doing the same thing. In Australia a few years ago, when I was doing my off-season there, the osteopath I worked with was the first one to suggest it to me. I've been on and off with it because it's hard to keep up with when you're travelling - in the US it's great and Australia too, but it's not so easy in Europe, especially in England and France... but it does help. For years I've been avoiding pasta - it makes me feel bloated and heavy, so I eat rice instead. I also avoid bread, scones... it's not too crazy. It has become a way of life for me, really."

Source: Official website WTA

Ana Ivanovic : "San Diego Practise Today".

Ana reveals Olympic ambitions

Ana is hoping to compete in all three events for which she is eligible at next summer's Olympic Tennis Event.

Speaking ahead of the Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego, the 23-year-old revealed plans to team up with Bojana Jovanovski for the women's doubles competition, and with former men's doubles former No.1 Nenad Zimonjic for the mixed event.

Entry into the doubles competitions will depend on players' rankings in 12 months' time. As Serbian No.2 and No.3 at time of writing, Ana and Jovanovski are in a strong position to qualify. Meanwhile, competing nations are permitted two pairs of doubles teams in the mixed event.

However, Ana stressed that these are currently only plans: nothing is set in stone.

Ana last played mixed doubles alongside world No.1 Novak Djokovic at the Hopman Cup earlier this year. "It's so easy for us girls," she joked. "We just try to cover our one-third of the court.

Ana was forced to withdraw from the 2008 Beijing Olympics due to injury, an occurrence that she describes as "probably the lowest moment of my career".

Source: Official Website

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Ana Ivanovic current ranking 18 down 1 position

Following her run to the First Round of the Bank of the West Classic , California , Ana has down one spots to No.18 in the latest WTA rankings, which are published today.

Current WTA Tour Singles Rankings Top 20:

1) Caroline Wozniacki 9.915 pts

2)Kim Clijsters 7.625 pts

3)Vera Zvonareva 6850 pts

4)Victoria Azarenka 6115 pts

5)Maria Sharapova 5941 pts

6)Na li 5855 pts

7)Petra Kvitova 5437 pts

8)Francesca Schiavone 4831 pts

9)Marion Bartoli 4425 pts

10)Samantha Stosur 3275 pts

11)Nadia Petrova 3245 pts

12)Svetlana Kuznetsova 3220 pts

13)Agnieszka Radwanska 2915 pts

14)Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2775 pts

15)Jelena Jankovic 2775 pts

16)Dominika Cibulkova 2595 pts

17)Flavia Pennetta 2580 pts

18)ANA IVANOVIC 2555 pts

19)Yanina Wickmayer 2470 pts

20)Julia Goerges 2334 pts

Next Tournament : Mercury Insurance Open . Ana will play on Wednesday against Dokic or Morita