Ana Ivanovic - R I Z Z O S P O R T S I N T E R V I E W

Ana Ivanovic It's her world, everyone else is just living in it. Last year Serbian Ana Ivanovic elevated her game to become the new "it" girl of tennis.  Now at age 21 entering into the prime of her career, she has the game, the looks, and the smile to reach un-paralleled levels in 2008.  We heard from the tennis star as she prepares for 2008. 1. Looking at the 2007 tour overall how would your rate your performances this year? It was an amazing year for me. I achieved my goal of reaching the top 10 and qualifying for the Sony Ericsson Championships. I even reached the top five. Reaching the final of the French Open was definitely the biggest highlight. I still have a long way to go to achieve my goal of becoming No.1, but for sure this year was extremely important for helping me reach the goal. 2. What improvements to your game would you like to make in 2008? I can improve in all areas, even the best areas of my game. I am working hard on increasing my fitness, strength, serve and net game especially. I also need to get more experience of playing the top Ana has a great website, which includes frequent updates, many insights and journals from Ana, videos, and even ton of photos.  You can check it out at:  www.AnaIvanovic.com Thanks Ana for the interview and photos, looking forward to seeing you win a major and ranked #1 in the world in 2008! Major Tennis Dates in 2008 Australian Open: January 14-27  French Open:  May 25-June 8 Wimbledon: June 23 - July 8 Summer Olympics: Aug 8-24 US Open: Aug 24 - Sept 8 Follow-Up: Ana in 2008 seems on the verge of becoming one of the biggest female sports stars on the planet, if not the biggest. She seems to come off more open, approachable, and relatable then current tennis queen Maria Sharapova.  Ana was a women of a few words, but any excuse to put up these nice photos she sent, we'll take. Understandably tennis is a 12 month a year sport, and amount of travel and matches professional tennis players go through in a course of a year, is mind-blogging.  Let's face it, the blonde thing is getting a little old,  if Miss Ivanovic can win a major in 08, watch out world! players.