Ana Ivanovic ready to make splashing comeback

Once ranked outside the world top 50, Ana Ivanovic who has dropped 5kg and found form (currently ranked no.17) is optimistic to make a splashing comeback in the women's tennis.

On the eve of the Australian Open, Ivanovic revealed to The Sunday Telegraph that her split from Australian golfer Adam Scott in the middle of last year affected her game.

Looks like the bad times are over.

The Serbian beauty looks cheerful and radiant in the recent photos and video.

She took part in a water bombing contest - a bet with a New Zealand-based sports reporter - at Melbourne's Hilton on the Park.

(Images by Stephen Harman via tennisforum.com)

Ana Ivanovic: A WTA champ turns full time WAG

Ana Ivanovic has been travelling with boyfriend Adam Scott for his golf tournament for quite some time now.

She was in Singapore recently and currently spotted at the 2009 Australian Masters at Kingston Heath Golf Club.

These pictures were taken during Round 3 last Saturday.

Looks like she's enjoying being a full time WAG rather than going back to practice court to prepare for 2010.

(Images via WTA Women's Tennis)

TENNIS WATCH: Ana Ivanovic's out, Rafael Nadal's in

Modeling - Ana Ivanovic's back up plan? During a photo shoot in Beijing

• Ana Ivanovic has withdrawn from the China Open with an upper respiratory infection. She said in a statement on Saturday that it has been a very disappointing season.The 21-year-old Serbian said her body was “quite fragile” following a combination of too much training and not enough recuperation.

• Rafael Nadal has recovered from an abdominal injury and made himself available for Spain’s Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic in December. He plans to resume playing at next week’s China Open, before traveling to the Shanghai Masters, the Paris Masters and the ATP World Tour finals in London.

• Austria's postal services announced they will issue a 65-centime stamp honouring Roger Federer as the world's best tennis player. Some 400,000 stamps which show Federer winning the French Open last June will go on sale next February.

• Just 15 months after they were married, golf star Greg Norman and tennis great Chris Evert (the original Ana Ivanovic-Adam Scott) announced they have separated. They did not elaborate on the split or on whether a divorce was impending.

• Belgians Yanina Wickmayer, US Open semifinalist, and Xavier Malisse have been called before the nti-doping tribunal for not fulfilling their anti-doping responsibilities. Wickmayer has missed filling out her whereabouts requirements three times, while Malisse has not filled his whereabouts information twice and has also missed a test.

• Hong Kong’s highest-profile women’s tennis tournament JB Group Classic has asked the government for a $700,000 bailout after its main sponsor withdrew backing for the early season exhibition event. Tourney director Terry Catton added that the tournament would still go ahead “whatever happens”.

(Via AP, tennis.com)

Ana Ivanovic & Adam Scott hold hands in NYC... but is that a baby bump?

Women's Tennis Blog posted a very interesting photo of Ana Ivanovic and Adam Scott strolling the streets of NYC.

Do you think that is a baby bump Ivanovic is sporting in this picture, or it’s just a bad camera angle?

If the picture is accurate, then it may be sooner than we all think.

(Image via Women's Tennis Blog/Great Tennis Photos)

*Yawn* Please wake me up when Ana Ivanovic is back on court

I tried to watch the Open Championship Round 1 on Thursday hoping to catch a glimpse of Ana Ivanovic on the green.

It didn't happen.

I fell asleep so fast I didn't even get to see Adam Scott making his swing.

Last night, the same thing happened to me again just after 5 minutes into the tournament.

Seriously, I don't know how long Ivanovic can stand watching golf... it's such a boring sport!

Even the pro golfers including Scott can't stand it sometimes...


(Images via Zimbio.com)

Ana Ivanovic's fashion disaster on Day 2 at Barclays Scottish Open

I'm not a fashion expert but I do know what Ana Ivanovic was wearing at the Barclays Scottish Open on Day 2 was wrong!

Bring back those Burberry fashion (which apparently also loved by Adam Scott) on to the green!

By the way, guess what Ivanovic was holding under that jacket? Nope, it's not a gun.

It's just a banana ;)


(Images by Reuters via tennisforums.com)

Ana Ivanovic accompanies Adam Scott at Barclays Scottish Open

Ana Ivanovic was spotted accompanying golfer Adam Scott at the Scottish Open, Loch Lomond Golf Club this week!

Although she looked like fish out of water on the green but at least she was doing something sweet for Scott who was at the Wimbledon tournament recently for some of her matches.

The beautiful couple has been going out together since January but remain tight-lipped about their relationship.

Now I guess they are ready to tell the world.

(Images by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Europe)

Adam Scott courts Ana Ivanovic at Wimbledon

The picture of Australian pro golfer Adam Scott watching Ana Ivanovic's second round match at the Wimbledon has finally surfaced!

Earlier, Scott has skipped the Tiger Woods AT&T National to join Ivanovic at the Grand Slam.

"I met her in Australia. But I'm not going to say any more," Scott said after he was seen watching Ivanovic disposing Sara Errani in the second round.

Asked whether he'd be back to see more of Ivanovic, he said: "I sure hope so."

If their romance is true, they could be the next hottest sporting love match since Greg Norman and Chris Evert.

Updates:

Ivanovic has advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon after defeating Australian Samantha Stosur 7-5, 6-2.

Perhaps Scott's courtside support helps?

(Image by David Murray, Getty Images)

Adam Scott skips AT&T National to watch Ana Ivanovic at Wimbledon

Golf-related websites reported that Adam Scott has skipped Tiger Wood's AT&T National to watch Ana Ivanovic play at Wimbledon.

Tennis.com also reported that Scott was spotted attending Ivanovic's second round match against Sara Errani.

The word is they're dating, but nothing has been confirmed yet.

So far I've not found any pictures of Scott at the Wimbledon.

I'm hoping that Ivanovic will stay longer enough at the tournament so that we'll have a better chance of spotting Burberry babe Scott.

Earlier this year, Scott and Ivanovic hanged out together at a beach in Brisbane, Australia.

(Via tennis.com; Image by Getty Images)

Life's a beach for Ana Ivanovic

Maria Sharapova can only dreamed of having a night match with Adam Scott.

But for Ana Ivanovic, she gets to hangout with the hunky golfer at the Noosa Heads Beach in Queensland.

Life's a bitch, isn't it?



Here's a bigger photo of the golfing star.


The question now is, is it over between Ana and Fernando Verdasco? Perhaps we'll know soon as the Australian Open is getting near.

(Images via Great Tennis Photos)

What would Maria Sharapova say to golf hottie Adam Scott?

"Night match please?"

That's what tennis beauty Maria Sharapova said when she listed Adam Scott at number six on her top 10 list of dream mixed-doubles partners.

Scott also admitted that he would be keen to play a round with Sharapova.

"I haven't met Maria yet but it's nice," said the Australian world number five.

"She's a good-looking girl and a good tennis player. Maybe we'll run into each other one day."

The comments will set tongues wagging in elite sports circles where both Scott, 27, and Sharapova are hot commodities.

(Pictures via Down the Line!)