Even though Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's thrashing of Rafa Nadal is the headline here, I'm sure you will all thank me for this photo of Ana Ivanovic instead.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated #2 seed Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 last night in a match that equaled Nadal's worst loss in a Grand Slam. Tsonga, who will be ranked 38th in the world only until the Australian Open is finished, advanced to his first ever Grand Slam final by hitting 17 aces and 49 winners against the Spaniard. Tsonga's extreme power overmatched Nadal, who is one of the best defensive players in the world. Tsonga will probably face Roger Federer in the final, and Tsonga is the type of player who could beat Federer.
On the womens side, 3 seed Ana Ivanovic lost her first set 6-0 to Daniela Hantuchova. She didn't win her first game until 45 minutes into the match. Just under an hour and a half later, she had booked her place in the Aussie Final. Ivanovic is a crowd favorite in Melbourne, as much for the fact that she has family there and has been writing a daily column in one of the local newspapers as her stunning looks. After the match, Hantuchova had some sour grapes about the loss, discussing how Ivanovic's shoes would squeak as she was trying to serve. There also was some controversy regarding a break of Hantuchova's serve in the final set. Ivanovic lunged and barely got to a ball, but Hantuchova thought she got there after the ball had bounced a second time.
Ivanovic will meet Maria Sharapova in the final.
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Fantastic photo female tennis players are some of the best looking in all of sports if not the best.
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