Evaluating Ana Ivanovic’s performance for 2013 – Tennis News
Serbian number one, Ana Ivanovic, is one of the hot favourite contenders for 2013 Australian Open, to be held at the hard courts of Melbourne. She secured the world number one spot in the year 2008 and she considerably dropped
her scores to world number 64 in two years’ time. The Serbian pulled up to the world number 13 rank with her immense hard work and determination by the end of the 2012 season.
The former world number four, Mary Joe Fernandez said, “I thought there were moments where the old Ana was back in 2012 and she might have a breakthrough. But she still needs to have that one big result, that one big win to catapult
her back to the top of the game. She’s started to play to her strengths more recently, which has helped her. The game is there, but her fall from the top was due to her getting away from running around and using her forehand. With her toss better, she can
serve. If she’s looking to move around the ball and playing smart, she’s right there.”
The 25-year-old, Ivanovic, secured her win at the French Open held clay courts of Paris in the year 2009. She is famous for her powerful forehands during the match and completely over shadowing her rivals. Her greatest strength
is her complete control of her abilities and the understanding of how to use them in the right way. She can easily comprehend that how she can use her dominating strokes to her advantage.
Reigning world number 13, Ivanovic has participated in 17 major tournaments and made it until the semi-finals in most of the tournaments. Her critics believe that she is unable to return to her original form since then. She faces
a tough competition at the hands of emerging new players, who are desperate to bag away the top rank.
The right-hander professional suffered some unexpected losses in the major tournaments due to her slump in form. Unfortunately, she suffered from excessive weight loss and this aroused questions regarding her continuation in the
sport. The Serb was unable to strike the ball with the same force, declining her serve precision and made her more prone to attack by her challengers.
In the year 2012, she was unable to make it until the final rounds of the Grand Slam Champions but the final US Open; she managed to succeed until the quarter-finals. The Serbian contender needs to adopt a more proactive game plan
in order to improve her world rank and take the front line once again.
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