Serbia's team debuted with victory in the Hopman Cup, being held in Perth (Australia), after easily defeating by 3-0 to Kazakhstan in Group A.
Serbia's team debuted with victory in the Hopman Cup, being held in Perth (Australia), after easily defeating by 3-0 to Kazakhstan in Group A.
The Serbs have one of the most potent combination, formed by Novak Djokovic, world number three, and Ana Ivanovic, a former world number one, and got rid of the duo Andrey Golubev and Yaroslava Shvedova, although 'Nole' spent some trouble.
Thus, Golubev won the first set 6-4 and led the reaction of Belgrade that rolled into the following two partial sleeves with 6-3 and 6-1.
Was the easiest victory Ivanovic, who after struggling to pass Shvedova in the first set, decided in the 'tie-break', also found no opposition in the second. To Finally, the Serbs drove twice for 7-6 and 6-4.
In addition, on Saturday, they beat hosts Australia 2-1 thanks to Belgium for double point, critical after Alicia Molik lost to Justine Henin and Lleyton Hewitt could with Ruben Bemelmans.
For week of Monday, will be the turn of Group B with the fighting between Britain, playing with Andy Murray, and Italy, and between France and the United States. Here, Nicolas Mahut will meet again and John Isner, Wimbledon players in the longest game in history.