Ana Ivanović

The 32-year-old Russian Sharapova announced her retirement with a letter published in Vogue magazine The former leader in the world tennis rank list Maria Sharapova announced the end of her career.

Defending champion Elina Svitolina eased into the third round of the WTA Italian Open on May 15 as three-time winner Maria Sharapova needed a marathon three sets to get past Australian Ashleigh Barty.

World media has been buzzing for months how former tennis star Ana Ivanovic is pregnant with her husband Bastian Schweinsteiger, and today German tabloid "Bunte" has reported that she is in the forth month of pregnancy.

Tsvetana Pironkova will have to pass the qualifiers of the upcoming Grand Slam tournament - US Open.

This became clear after the organizers of the US Open announced that the latest tennis player to take part in the main scheme is the 105th in the world, American tennis player Julia Boserappe.

BELGRADE - A photograph from a gynecological clinic in Belgrade has prompted rumors that Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic might be pregnant.

Gynecologist Nebojsa Zecevic published on his Instagram profile a photograph from the office with the tennis player, who recently announced her retirement from tennis.

Ana Ivanovic of Serbia gestures after winning the second round women's singles match against Venus Williams of the United States in the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Stadium in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

PARIS - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the current world number one in men's tennis, was on Friday drawn to play Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei in the Roland Garros opener.

Djokovic could face arch-rival Rafael Nadal of Spain in the semi-finals.

MADRID - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic lost to young American Louisa Chirico 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 after two hours of play in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open WTA tournament on Tuesday.

The world No. 130 Chirico will next face Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.

The prize money in Madrid is EUR 4,771,360.

Photo: Tanjug video

MADRID - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic got off to a good start at the WTA singles tournament in Madrid, after beating Czech Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the first round on Sunday.
    
Ivanovic was better focused in the third set, breaking the Czech in the last game to set up a duel with world number 133 Louisa Chirico of the United States in the next round.

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