No. 42 ranked Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, has made her way into the 2nd round of the French Open at Paris, with a victory over No. 89 ranked Kai-Chen Chang of Chinese Taipei. The former World No. 1, whose ranking has dropped steadily since achieving her No. 1 ranking after winning the French Open in 2008, won the match in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
Ivanovic had 12 double-faults and 21 unforced errors in the match and Kai-Chen actually had more winners than the Serb but the 2008 French Open champion managed to collect five break points to keep her title hopes alive. After a disappointing Australian Open in which she was bounced out in the second round Ivanovic is hoping to make a deeper run on a surface that has proven favorable in the past.
Ivanovic won her first and only Grand Slam singles title in 2008 when she beat Dinara Safina at the French Open. She reached the finals at Roland Garros in 2007 but fell to Justine Henin and she managed to reach the finals at the Australian Open in 2008 but lost to Maria Sharapova.
The superstitious Ana is looking to get her confidence and her game back here at Roland Garros where she won her only Grand Slam title. She avoids walking on the lines of the court because of her superstitions. Whatever works!
Ana will next face No. 28 seed, Alisa Kleybanova of Russia in round 2.
