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Sony Ericsson WTA Tour CEO Stacey Allaster must be breathing a sigh of relief after hearing the news that Ana Ivanovic won her first title in two years yesterday defeating Patty Schynder 6-1, 6-2 in Linz. Ivanovic, who will now rise to No. 26 in the rankings, has been quietly playing out of the more intriguing storylines of the 2010 season where every tournament she’s played at has earned her both praise and scorn, not only just for her own game, but for the entire WTA Tour itself as if Ivanovic was the poster child for everything wrong with the women’s game. Although Ivanovic’s many fans are in sheer heaven, they will be the first to tell you that a long road remains ahead if the uber-popular Serb has a chance to contend again for Grand Slam titles. But the fact remains, no matter what the state of Ivanovic’s game is, her presence is not only welcomed, but absolutely essential. Continue reading →

The summer hard court season is set to kick off again and this year’s WTA events could see some intriguing storylines develop before the women converge on New York in late August. Last summer, many thought Elena Dementieva would finally win her maiden Slam based on her title run in Toronto. Instead the Russian got upended by a “kid” in Melanie Oudin who would have been the story of the summer had she not been trumped by the “comeback mom”, Kim Clijsters, who shocked the tennis world by winning the U.S Open. But this summer’s biggest story may well be how the current world No. 65, Ana Ivanovic, fares on the hard courts. If it turns out to be another summer of struggle for the Serb, will her value as a marquee player remain or fade into memory? Continue reading →