Tennis: Ivanovic, Jankovic, Safina Into Third Round
January 21st 2009 15:53
Dinara Safina struggled, while Serbia's Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic also moved into the third round of the Australian Open with second-round victories at Melbourne Park. Safina, the No 3 seed, was made to work hard by fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova, fighting back from a set down to win 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-0.
The younger sister of former Australian Open champion Marat Safin, who is yet to win a grand slam title, put her sluggish start down to a lack of knowledge of her opponent.
"She played a very good match. She gave me a hard time,'' Safina admitted. "But when I lost the first set I raised my level and that's why I won quite easily after that.
"We don't know each other, I've never played her and I've never seen her play. That's maybe why I had to find out in the first set how to play her.''
Next up for Safina is Estonian 25th seed Kaia Kanepi, who ended Austrian Patricia Mayr's hopes by advancing in straight sets.
The younger sister of former Australian Open champion Marat Safin, who is yet to win a grand slam title, put her sluggish start down to a lack of knowledge of her opponent.
"She played a very good match. She gave me a hard time,'' Safina admitted. "But when I lost the first set I raised my level and that's why I won quite easily after that.
Ana Ivanovic
"We don't know each other, I've never played her and I've never seen her play. That's maybe why I had to find out in the first set how to play her.''
Next up for Safina is Estonian 25th seed Kaia Kanepi, who ended Austrian Patricia Mayr's hopes by advancing in straight sets.
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