Ana Ivanovic Talks About Teenage Ball Boy Who Proposed to Her

If you don't already know Ana Ivanovic, you probably will soon. Ranked fifth in the world, Ivanovic is sneakily good looking, with a sex appeal that's making waves in Europe. Ivanovic won the French Open in 2008, and is now bringing her appeal to Manhattan.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 13: Ana Ivanovic of Serbia plays a backhand during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open 2009 at Melbourne Park on January 13, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ana Ivanovic

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 13: Ana Ivanovic of Serbia plays a forehand during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open 2009 at Melbourne Park on January 13, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ana Ivanovic

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 13: Ana Ivanovic of Serbia plays a backhand volley during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open 2009 at Melbourne Park on January 13, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ana Ivanovic

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 13: Ana Ivanovic of Serbia plays a forehand volley during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open 2009 at Melbourne Park on January 13, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ana Ivanovic

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Serbia's Ana Ivanovic hits a forehand during a practice session at Melbourne Park January 12, 2009. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas (AUSTRALIA)

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Serbia's Ana Ivanovic hits a backhand at a practice session at Melbourne Park January 12, 2009. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas (AUSTRALIA)

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Serbia's Ana Ivanovic hits a forehand during a practice session at Melbourne Park January 12, 2009. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas (AUSTRALIA)

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** FILE ** In this Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 file photo Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts after beating Serbia's Ana Ivanovic during the final of the Women's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia. Defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Australian Open due to her slower than expected recovery following a shoulder injury. Sharapova advised tournament officials on Sunday that she would not be able to defend her title at Melbourne Park beginning Jan. 19. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill, File)

On March 2, Ana will join Venus Williams, Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic as part of the BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup that will take place at Madison Square Garden on HBO.

While that is exciting in and of itself, Ana has been enjoying some rather peculiar activity as of late with her on-court tennis life. Just over a week ago, Ivanovic was practicing for the Brisbane International when a teenage ball boy with a lot of chutzpah decided he'd do what most of us wish we could -- ask Ivanovic to marry him.

"I didn't take it too serious," Ivanovic said between obvious chuckles during a conference call Monday. "He was a young boy and he was so cute and his friends were saying, 'Come on, tell her, tell her' and I was like, 'Tell me what,' and he said, Will you marry me?'

"I told him 'Okay, maybe when you get older.' "

That basically describes the attitude of the fun-loving Ivanovic, who, during a conference call on Monday, seemed excited for the season to begin and gracious for the opportunity to showcase her talent at MSG. As for her flaws, the only mistake she openly admitted to during her last season was being too committed to tennis, saying she "should have taken some time off" after injury.

As the tennis scene continues to introduce young, attractive women to the sports world, the competition for attention will only grow more heated. I guess Ivanovic won't be hurt by the fact that she's talented enough to win a Grand Slam at the age of 20.