As a result of her first round defeat at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Ana has slipped one place to No.14 in the latest WTA singles rankings, which are published today.
The rankings will be used to determien seedings at the French Open, which begins on Sunday, so Ana will be seeded 14th unless there is a withdrawal by a player (or players) ranked above her.
In the Race to the Championships Ana is also placed 14th.
Current WTA top 20:
Prior to last week's Mutua Madrid Open, Ana and ATP world No.1 Novak Djokovic appeared on popular Spanish TV show El Hormiguero ("The Anthill").
You can watch the appearance (in Spanish) by clicking here (link opens in new window).
The winner of the April competition is Emanuele Di Falco of Germany.
He correctly answered "Malaysia" to the question, "In which of the following countries has Ana never competed in a WTA event?" (The other options were Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea)
Congratulations to him, he wins an adidas item signed by Ana.
Ana was unable to build upon the momentum gathered by last week's Madrid semi-final appearance, as she was beaten 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 by world No.35 Ursula Radwanska in the first round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.
The 25-year-old was a shadow of the player who thrashed world No.6 Angelique Kerber in Madrid last week. She was tentative during most of the match and
Ana's run to the semi-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open has seen her rise to 13th in the latest WTA rankings, which are published today.
In the Race to the Championships she is also placed 13th.
Current WTA top 20:
Ana has been drawn against Poland's Ursula Radwanska in the first round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, which begins in Rome on Monday. She is seeded 15th in the 56-woman draw.
Ana has a 2-1 head-to-head record against the world No.31 and beat her 6-2, 6-1 in Miami two months ago.
If she were to reach round two Ana would take on either Ayumi Morita or her close friend Sorana Cirstea.
Ana was unable to reach the final of the Mutua Madrid Open as she fell 6-4, 6-3 to world No.2 Maria Sharapova of Russia. The 16th seed had her chances in a close opening set but she could not take advantage of them, converting just one out of four break opportunities.
Ana produced a display of supreme quality as she crushed world No.6 Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open.
The 25-year-old broke the German immediately and led 2-0. Though she was broken back, Ana reasserted her supremacy as she overwhelmed Kerber with her forehand.
It was even more on-sided in the second set with Ana scoring three straight breaks. She was broken while serving for the match but added another break in the following game to clinch victory in only 58 minutes.
Ana takes on world No.6 Angelique Kerber in the quarter-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open on Friday. It will be the third meeting between the pair, with Ana leading the head-to-head series 2-0.
Ana battled through to the quarter-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open with a 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) victory over Great-Britain’s Laura Robson. The 25-year-old was down 5-2 in the decider before she reeled off four games and eventually closed out the match in a tiebreak.
