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21.06.2005 Ivanovic
Breezes Past Douchevina.
It
was nearly dusk and a bit breezy when on a similar
evening last year Ana Ivanovic of lost in the juniors
finals at Wimbledon. Twelve months later and having
jumped a massive 608 spots in ranking, the No.19 seed
from Serbia & Montenegro saw off the Russian Vera
Douchevina in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.
Douchevina,
a Wimbledon junior champion in 2002 who won her title by
defeating the then little known Maria Sharapova,
struggled against Ivanovic's fine form. The Russian won
the toss and elected to receive but failed to hold on
her serve. The early break boosted Ivanovic's confidence
and soon she was leading by 3-0. She was on the course
of winning the fourth game but spoiled it after
repeating double faults and was broken.
Annoyed
for giving away the game, Ivanovic - a quarter-finalist
at Roland Garros - was more focused in the next game,
gaining a break point but the Russian managed to hold on.
Ivanovic spilled another of her service games but made
up for her mistake by breaking Douchevina twice and
claiming the set 6-4.
The
next set looked poised for a tight finish as Ivanovic
twice failed to hold her serve, giving away a number of
double fault. But once more she thrived on receiving
serve, hitting winners with sparkling regularity from
the baseline. Ivanovic unleashed an array of shots from
her arsenal as she reached the second round with
relative comfort.
Written
by Sajid Shaikh www.wimbledon.org
УIt
was tough because it was first match on a grass court,
first match since Paris. IТm pretty happy with how I
played, although my serve wasnТt going very well today.
[But] I put her under pressure on the returns.Ф Though
she was unable to maintain such a strong start, Ana
never looked like losing the match, even when Douchevina
broke early in the second set. Ana levelled things
immediately and went on to win comfortably. Ana
did not appear to be suffering from any effects of the
back injury that forced her to miss Eastbourne last week.
She ran down several balls during the match, which
lasted one-and-a-quarter hours. УItТs
very good, nothing to worry about,Ф she said about the
ailment.
www.anaivanovic.com
| Match
Summary |
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Ivanovic |
Douchevina |
| 1st
Serve % |
38
of 73 = 52 % |
42
of 62 = 68 % |
| Aces |
3 |
0 |
| Double
Faults |
10 |
3 |
| Unforced
Errors |
18 |
20 |
| Winning
% on 1st Serve |
28
of 38 = 74 % |
26
of 42 = 62 % |
| Winning
% on 2nd Serve |
13
of 35 = 37 % |
0
of 20 = 0 % |
| Winners
(Including Service) |
33 |
15 |
| Receiving
Points Won |
36
of 62 = 58 % |
32
of 73 = 44 % |
| Break
Point Conversions |
6
of 11 = 55 % |
4
of 7 = 57 % |
| Net
Approaches |
8
of 10 = 80 % |
13
of 15 = 87 % |
| Total
Points Won |
77 |
58 |
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