ANA submitted to her compatriot Jelena Jankovic
Ana Ivanovic completed the roster of finalists Roland Garros (France) in the discipline of women's singles, imposed after his compatriot Jelena Jankovic in the semifinals. The last stumbling block to serbia, before you can kiss the 'crown of the musketeers', will be the Russian Dinara Safina. For serbia will be his third Grand Slam final, after losing at Roland Garros in 2007 and Australia 2008.
Ana Ivanovic, second - seeded tournament, prevailed in the fratricidal duel between Serbian Jelena Jankovic, third favorite, a marker of overall 6-4, 3-6 and 6-4 after two hours and fourth game. With this victory, Ivanovic will amount to the highest echelon of the WTA world rankings. A real number one.
Jankovic began the match very strong, well placed at the bottom of the track, bringing the 'tempo' the match, hitting very well at the foot of Ivanovic and tapping the mistakes of it, not ending it's located inside the track. In this way, Jelena won 3-0 and 4-2 advantage which might have been sufficient to continue its good work if it had not espabilado Ivanovic. But it did. Jankovic looking sinned excessively setback and Ivanovic made his coup weakest tool with which the flight back. With impacts very flat, varying the direction of the strokes, taking advantage of the latter services Jankovic and his shy drive, it was Ivanovic who are definitely targeting the first sleeve with a partial 6-4 after 41 minutes.
It seemed Ivanovic, but the party back to start The start of the second act of Ivanovic was spectacular. The world number two had grown in moral and beaten to the ball with confidence and a lot of power. In addition, fatigue Jankovic made a dent in everything and did elucidate a victory for the first by the fast track. The fifth game was a turning point. Ivanovic enjoyed a 3-1 and 4-1 point of that would be definitive. However, Jankovic Sudan to join the game, received a massage chair on his injured right arm and the back set, getting five consecutive games and pointing the same with a partial 6-3 after 50 minutes. The party, hour and a half later, he returned to begin.
The third set was spectacular, where Ivanovic and Jankovic offered the best of his repertoire, both in blows as gestures-large and quibbling pique between the two throughout the match. The two tennis players to the attack, pulled by an audience impartial. Jankovic broke the serve of his opponent in the initial game and Ivanovic had to swim to counter. Until in the eighth game, Ana was able to turn around the tortilla, and once tuned nerves, take the last game with a partial 6-4 in 41 minutes. Fist to the wind and tears of joy. A triumph which Ivanovic as to crown the world's number one starting next Monday.
With this victory, Ana Ivanovic returns to the finals of Roland Garros a year after falling into the same before the Belgian Justine Henin. On this occasion, the tennis player from Belgrade to be measured Russian Dinara Safina, debutant in these lides, which has been measured on three occasions, with a 2-1 balance in favour of tennis serbia.