Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Ana Ivanovic survives first-round scare

Phew.

You could almost hear that phrase come out of Ana Ivanovic's mouth after she barely defeated Vera Dushevina just a few minutes ago.

Ivanovic outlasted her Russian opponent, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.

And it really was that close. They were tied at 3 in the final set, and several times it looked as if Ivanovic might just beat herself. Yes, this was your classic first-round upset type of match - Dushevina played over her head, but Ivanovic contributed bigtime with frustrating mistakes.

Over and over. And over.

We'll bring Ivanovic's quotes when she arrives in the interview room.

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