Ana Ivanovic outfoxes Alberta Brianti in the 3rd round of the – Mercury Open 2011
Serbian, Ana Ivanovic shattered Italian Alberta Brianti in the third round of 2011 Mercury Open at the La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California. The number world number 18; Ivanovic, had a straightforward 6-1, 6-2 conquest
over Brianti, winning both the sets unbroken.
The 23-year-old Serbian struck no double faults and hit three aces, however, the Italian’s (Brianti) precision failed her and she threw four net balls.
Ivanovic’s defence was sturdy and she did not allow a single break point advantage to her Italian opponent, instead, she was able to convert two of the seven break points that she faced. Whilst, Brianti saved five of out the seven
break point chances.
During the first set; Ivanovic won sixteen of twenty one service points making it a grand seventy six percent win against Brianti, who was only capable of winning an average forty three percent of her total service points. Ivanovic
had won a commendable fifty seven percent return points, which were thirty three percent more than Briant’s total return points, thus giving her a total sixty five percent win to outfox Brianti.
The second set of the match saw; the Serbian served one ace, committed two line faults, succeeded in attaining seventeen out of twenty four service points and hence, making it an exceptional seventy one percent win against the
31-year-old Italian.
The 23-year-old with her strong defence did not permit her opponent a sole chance to break her and instead broke her Italian opponent twice over. While, the 31-year-old (Brianti) botched to avail any break points, she was competent
of saving five out of the seven break points on her serve.
The Serb (Ivanovic) qualified to the quarter final of the Mercury Insurance Open 2011 by accomplishing forty five percent of total return points and achieving fifty six percent of total points, hence giving her 2-0 lead.
Brianti holds the 56th position in the world, while her opponent the 23-year-old Serb, ranks at 18 as of August 2011. Ivanovic had reached world number 1 on the 9th of June in 2009, which was her career high ranking.
The former world number 1 (Ivanovic) had played 407 matches in her professional career out of which she has won 285 and lost 122. The 2011, WTA World tour has seen many ups and downs for the Serbian (Ivanovic) she has managed to
win fifteen matches and has contested in twenty eight. Her most recent Grand Slam event was at Wimbledon where she lost in the third round to Petra Cetkovska 6-2, 7-6(0) record. She has won 10 WTA career singles titles along with winning the French Open at
Roland Garros in 2008.
Ivanovic will face the Chinese, Shuai Peng for a spot in the quarter-final of the Mercury Open 2011.
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