After her two straight triumphs at Fed Cup First Round last week, seems like there is still a magical power left inside Ana Ivanovic's system as she outplayed the Russian seed number 27, Alisa Kleybanova in the second round of Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship (7-5, 6-4).
"It was far from an easy match for the eighth seeded Serb, who recently lost to the Russian at the Australian Open. Ivanovic sped to a 4-1 lead, only for her opponent to level at 4-4, but Ivanovic broke in the final game of the set at love. In the second set, she held off three break points before eventually breaking at 5-4 for victory." (barclaysdubaitennischampionships.com)
Yet, "Kleybanova could not cope with Ana's power, nor could she find consistency in her own game. Ana took risks and made mistakes, but they were positive mistakes in that she was showing plenty of her trademark aggression, and making calculated risks... Ana's new coach Craig Kardon, meanwhile, looked satisfied on the sidelines during his first match since beginning work with the 21-year-old." (anaivanovic.com)
©Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships--- A series of photographs, featuring Ana Ivanovic during one point of her match against Alisa Kleybanova on Monday.
"The second set was an even tighter, with both players holding serves through to 4-4, at which stage Ivanovic had to save a break point which might have opened the door for Kleybanova to take the match to a decider. Instead she got to 5-4. Kleybanova saved one match point superbly but on the second she succumbed to Ivanovic's tenacious containing, angling a makable backhand volley into the net." (tenniswta.blogspot.com)
This 2008 Roland Garros Champion will be scheduled to face Urszula Radwanska or Camille Pin in Wednesday's third round. Hope for the best for Ivanovic and good luck with your serves and net approaches.
Photos courtesy of:
http://tenniswta.blogspot.com
barclaysdubaitennischampionships.com
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