Simona Halep

MADRID - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic is through to the quarterfinals at the WTA Premier Mandatory event in Madrid, after beating Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday.

Pavlyuchenkova, who defeated Jelena Jankovic in a marathon match Wednesday evening, did not stand a chance against the more focused and motivated opponent.

STUTTGART - Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic is through to quarterfinals at the WTA tournament in Stuttgart, after beating Julia Georges of Germany 2-1, in sets 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday.

The Serbian tennis player will next take on the winner of the match between Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova and second-seeded Simona Halep of Romania.

BUCHAREST - The Serbian national women's tennis team did not manage to secure its stay in the Fed Cup World Group II, after Sorana Cirstea scored the third point for Romania by defeating Bojana Jovanovski 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 6-3 in Bucharest on Sunday.

BUCHAREST - The Romanian national women's tennis team took a 1-0 lead over Serbia on Saturday in a play-off tie for remaining in the Fed Cup World Group II.

Sorana Cirstea secured the point by outplaying Ana Ivanovic 2-1, in sets 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Simona Halep and Bojana Jovanovski will clash in the other singles match on Saturday.

INDIAN WELLS - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic did not make it to the semifinals of the Indian Wells tennis tournament as she was bested by Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 early on Thursday.

Radwanska is next to play Romanian Simona Halep, who beat Australian Casey Dellacqua 6-2, 6-2.

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BELGRADE - The Serbian national female tennis team will play against Romania in the match for the last place in the Fed Cup second world group, the draw in London determined on Tuesday.