Posted on 06/07/2008 5:57:09 PM PDT by Martellus
PARIS - At last, Ana Ivanovic overcame her stage fright.
In two previous major finals, Ivanovic was so overwhelmed by the setting, so shaken by the stakes, that her focus fell apart and her shots went awry.
Not on this day.
Already assured of rising to No. 1 in the rankings for the first time, Ivanovic collected Grand Slam title No. 1 by beating Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 in the French Open final Saturday.
Rather than erasing the memories of those lopsided losses in championship matches against Justine Henin at Roland Garros a year ago and against Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open in January, Ivanovic used the bitterness to help her.
"Many, many people ask me, 'Oh, you want to forget last year's final?' But I don't, because it was a great learning experience," said Ivanovic, a 20-year-old from Serbia.
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Not guilty by a country mile.
Pretty, talented, and smart!
Good for Ana. Congrats Ana and all Serbs rejoicing in her victory! She played some great tennis.
I don’t know, it seems like interest in professional tennis and hockey has diminished to new lows.
Diggity, diggity.
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