Ana Ivanovic won in her first match at Miami Open against French Emilia Loa with almost as easy win as it can be in two sets, 6:2 6:1, in only 47 minutes. Ana confirmed she's in great form and made Round 2 match look like a practice rathe than a competitive match.
Ana gave Emilia little chances for win in this match, Ana started the match by making a break, then another one... and after only 20 minutes she won the set 6:1. Second set went similar to first one and after 27 minutes Ana won it 6:2.
Ana will now play against former #1 Lindsay Devenport who is currently at #33 position. Interestingly, they never played against each other, Ana said:
'It's going to be a very tough match. Growing up I saw her winning in Grand Slams and she's such a great player and great champion, So I expect a very tough match tomorrow. I admire her what she achieved, and also coming back and winning tournaments. So that's great.
'I just have to still be focused. I have a great tournament behind me, and I'm playing well at the moment. So in tomorrow's match I have to approach it as if it's a final and try to play like that'.
Well, that tomorrow is today, Sunday March 30th, Ana's match is #11 on today's agenda and will not start before 2.30pm local time. Lindsay won in Round 1 against C. Pin in straigth sets. Prior to Miami Open, in Indian Wells, Lindsay won against . G. Dulko, Y.J. Chan, M. Bartoli and retired against Jelena (Jankovic) after losing first set.
Ana talking about Miami Open in compare to Indian Wells: 'It's like a new tournament. I had few times a few days off. Obviously, the time difference is a little bit hard. So you need some time to adjust as well'.
'But it's completely different feeling here. The balls are different, the courts, the wind. It's humid, there it was really dry. So I really approach it like a new tournament. I want to focus on each match separately, and try to keep the level up'.
Lindsay: 'I hope Ivanovic, Ana wins. It's one of the few top players I've never played, and that's what I look forward to most about this come back. You know, I've played Venus and Serena and Justine and those players so many times. It would be refreshing to play someone new'.
Lindsay: 'I have a ton of respect for her. I think she's a great competitor, great player. I think that she is one of the nicest players off the court and very down to earth. She's got a very big game. I watched her play in Australia, especially the match against Daniela. I guess I was home that night watching that. But obviously big groundstrokes, a big serve'.
Lindsay: 'She looks like she's in a lot better shape than two years ago. She moves around the court pretty well. So it's going to be fun to play someone ‑ I think she's 2 in the world now ‑ and she's had a great year so far'.
Ana is a light favorite for win in the match against Lindsay and we hope she will be up to everyone's expectations.
