Q. What was the last match you won that you’d describe as a big win?Ivanovic: “Well it’s hard to remember. That’s a scary thought (smiling).”
The former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic has been pretty honest about her slump of form but in the run-up to the US Open, Ana has shown flashes of striking the ball with more ease and fluidity.
She reached the semi-finals at Carlsbad and the fourth round in Toronto and one of those losses interestingly came at the hands of the former World No.1 Victoria Azarenka. Azarenka was still showing effects of the injury sustained at Wimbledon.
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Ivanovic brought out her competitive spirit to the fore, angling the forehands amazingly and to trouble the world no.2.
Victoria Azarenka, the Cincinnati champion, on the other hand didn’t put up an encouraging performance in her last match against Alize Cornet and if she continues in that vein, Ana will surely get truckloads of opportunities to display her thundering forehand. But it is Azarenka’s sheer willpower and insatiable hunger which will make the difference in the end.
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Prediction: Azarenka wins in straight sets.
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Sudeshna Banerjee
Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.
Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.
Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.
Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.
When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.
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