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Aces and Faults: Ana Ivanovic Aims for Number One Tennis Ranking

Posted by Aaress Lawless on May 7, 2008 | Print |

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Current world number two Ana Ivanovic wants to improve on her 2007 tennis season by reaching the number one ranking. (France 24)

Amelie Mauresmo hopes to return next week at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia after pulling out of this week’s Qatar Telecom German Open. (Eurosport)

World number one Justine Henin plans to enjoy a leisurely retirement–whenever that happens. (Reuters)

Babolat has launched two new expert tennis racquets, Babolat Pure Storm Limited and Babolat Aero Storm 2008. (Tennis Wire)

American Madison Brengle has earned a wild-card entry into the French Open. (Yahoo Sports)

Samantha Stosur has received a protected injury ranking from the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. (Fox Sports Australia)

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