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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic have given their home country reasons to be proud.

The 20-year-old Serbs who practiced together as children won his and her titles in the Pacific Life Open on Sunday. Djokovic ended American Mardy Fish's string of upsets with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory, and Ivanovic downed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-3.

Djokovic and Ivanovic figure to represent their country well in tennis, since they both already have accomplished a great deal and seem to be getting even better. He's No. 3 behind Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who both lost at Indian Wells. Only Justine Henin, who skipped the tournament, is ranked above No. 2 Ivanovic.

The Serbian stars just missed a sweep in the Australian Open. Djokovic beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the men's title, and Ivanovic lost to Maria Sharapova in their final.

Both Djokovic and Ivanovic won their championship matches at Indian Wells mostly by powering shots down the lines, although Djokovic had a tougher time with No. 98 Fish.

Djokovic, who lost to Nadal in the final last year, knocked off Nadal in the semifinals this time.

Despite the loss, Fish had a remarkable run at Indian Wells. He had never beaten two top-10 players in a tournament before, but he upset No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko and No. 7 David Nalbandian before stunning Federer in the semifinals.

The 26-year-old Fish, who rose to No. 17 four years ago but has been hampered by injuries, will move into the top 50 in the next rankings.

He built an enthusiastic following along the way at Indian Wells, with fans chanting "Mardy! Mardy!" during the final, and one waving a sign reading, "Go Fish."

He said his success in the tournament took a while to sink in.

"I just didn't realize what had happened," he said. "To get a few wins against players like that and to play a match like today, to be in there. A lot of great players to go through, and I was one set away."

Asked if he thought Djokovic could become No. 1, Fish said yes. But as for the top player now, he said, "I think it's Roger Federer, hands down. He's had a few results these past few weeks that are uncharacteristic for him. I think he's going to continue to be No. 1 for a long time."

Djokovic seemed on his way to an easy victory after winning the first set and going up 4-2 in the second. But Fish came back to win five of the next six games and force a third set.

Djokovic seemed to slip out of his rhythm during Fish's comeback, But he broke Fish's serve in the second game of the final set, then each held serve the rest of the way.

In the women's match, Ivanovic used well-placed ground strokes to keep Kuznetsova scrambling from side to side.

She capped her victory with a shot that seemed to typify her play in the final: She whipped a forehand down the line on a service return.