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Ana still smiling
Saturday, 26 January, 2008
By Luke Buttigieg
One could be forgiven for thinking rising Serbian star Ana Ivanovic had
actually won the Australian Open women's title on Saturday, such was her
refreshingly positive attitude following her straight-sets defeat to Maria
Sharapova.
Midway through last year Ivanovic made it through to her first Grand Slam
final at the French Open but later conceded that her emotions had got the
better of her as she was handed a lesson by Belgian Justine Henin.
Ivanovic may have kept her emotions in check better in the battle for the
Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup as the mercury headed towards 35 degrees on Day
13, but the end result was the same as Sharapova won her first Australian
Open.
But Ivanovic, who was planning to catch up with her relatives in suburban
Melbourne for a barbecue on what is Australia Day once she had completed her
Open commitments, remained buoyant afterwards with the belief her career is
only just beginning.
"It was definitely a better experience (compared to Roland Garros 2007),"
Ivanovic said. "I won more games. It's a little bit disappointing because I
thought I had a lot of chances in that first set but didn't use them."
"But … still, it's a learning experience for me. I fought hard. I just felt
a little bit let down with my forehand, made some big mistakes in crucial
moments. That wasn't something I was hoping for. But, still, she played well
and she had a great tournament."
"It's definitely a great experience for me. This position I was in, you know,
it was my second final, Grand Slam final. So it's something, you know, I can
learn from, and this experience helped me. She was in this situation more
times than I was."
Not only does Ivanovic believe she will contest many more major deciders in
her career, but the 20-year-old is also confident that she will get the
chance for some Grand Slam final revenge against Sharapova at some point in
the future.
"I already felt much better, you know, in today's final than I felt in the
French Open final," she added. "So it's something very positive. And
obviously I was emotional out there and I was really disappointed I couldn't
take these chances I had."
"But, at the other hand, I'm still young and I still think I have a lot of
Grand Slam finals in front of me. So it's just a learning experience and
learning process. And, as I said, I wasn't in these situations many times."
"It hurts a bit now, but I'm sure I can learn from it. I'm almost certain of
that (that she'll play Sharapova in another Grand Slam final). We had already
quite a few matches against each other. She's a great competitor. I'm sure
she will do well in the future, as well."
"I really feel I'm also improving my game and I'm learning how to be a top
player. These situations help me. So I'm sure we'll have plenty of
opportunities to play against each other in the final of a Grand Slam."
Having been adopted by Australian fans because of her family links, a smiling
Ivanovic added that she rates the year's first Grand Slam that little bit
higher in her own pecking order because of her relatives.
"Every Grand Slam is very special, it's very hard to pick one, but I love
Australia," Ivanovic said. "I have relatives here so, you know, I just feel
very comfortable here."
"And I feel sort of, you know, playing in front of Aussie crowd is like
playing in front of home crowd. So I think that's the biggest difference
between all other Grand Slams."
Having had two tastes of Grand Slam singles finals now so early in her
career, Ivanovic will return to Melbourne Park in 12 months - provided she is
healthy - looking to take the final step to glory, just as Sharapova did
after losing the 2007 decider.
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