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Ivanovic Battles Through to Third Round
By Clair Maciel
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Based on her performance in the second round against France’s Aravane
Rezai, Australian Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic appears poised to make a
deep run in this year’s US Open tournament.
It took just over an hour for Ivanovic to walk away with a 6-3, 6-1 win
over Rezai and reach the third round, equaling her career-best US Open
appearance. Last year, Ivanovic fell to Serena Williams in the third
round as the No. 16 seed; this year her quarter includes Venus Williams
and Jelena Jankovic.
In this, Rezai's second appearance in the US Open, she posed quite a
threat to Ivanovic as a second-round opponent. Last year, in her 2006
Open debut, Rezai took down two top-20 seeds, No. 15 Anna-Lena Groenefeld
and No. 20 Maria Kirilenko, en route to the fourth round, where she lost
to No. 5 Elena Dementieva. In June this year at Wimbledon she reached the
third round.
The No. 5 seeded Ivanovic overcame a sluggish first-set start that saw her
commit a string of uncharacteristic errors that led to a break of serve
in the first game. But by the end of the match, she had pulled her game
together with 22 winners to Rezai’s eight.
"It was a very slow start for me," Ivanovic said. "It was (my) first match,
center court. I was a little bit nervous. She was obviously tough player
to play against. I was going a little bit for too much, meaning I was going
too much for the lines in the beginning of the first set especially."
Rezai came armed with a fierce backhand that aided her reach a 3-1 lead
before Ivanovic broke back to get to 3-3. It was the closest Rezai came
to taking a set off Ivanovic, as the 19-year-old Serbian stormed back to
sweep the next three games and claim the first set with an ace at love.
Ivanovic continued to use her serve-and-volley game for a 3-0 lead in the
second set. But give credit to the 20-year-old Rezai, who consistently
went for every shot like she had nothing to lose. Ivanovic put away the
match on the Frenchwoman’s serve, throwing her arms in the air in victory
as Rezai sent a shot wide.
Ivanovic has won two titles this year, at Berlin and Los Angeles, while
Rezai was runner-up at Istanbul.
Looking ahead, she commented on the "tough opponents" she stilll had to
overcome. But speaking of her experience this year in Paris, she remembered
thinking prior to the finals, "Oh my God, I can maybe win a Grand Slam."
It didn't happen at Roland Garros, but it may at Flushing Meadows. The next
challenger standing in the way of that dream is Russian Vera Dushevina, who
defeated fellow countrywoman Ekaterina Bychkova in straight sets Wednesday.
But it’s Venus who Ivanovic has had her eye on, saying she would like to
challenge her in the fourth round if both make it through.
“It's not a big secret that this part of the draw is much harder,” she
said of her quarter of the draw. “There's many good players. Also hopefully
I can win my next match and then play against Venus again. We had tough one
in Wimbledon just few months ago. I would really be excited to play against
her. I never beat her. But I think this is different tournament, different
circumstances. I am feeling even fitter than I was in Wimbledon. So I would
really like to play against her. I definitely have a chance.”
ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM - Women's Singles - 2nd Round
Aravane Rezai FRA 3 1
Ana Ivanovic SRB (5) Winner 6 6
Match Facts
- Ivanovic served up seven aces to Rezai's one.
- Ivanovic presented a solid net game, winning points on eight
of 10 approaches.
- This is Rezai's seventh career Grand Slam singles appearance.
- Ivanovic now leads their head-to-head matchup 2-0
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