A WIN FOR HER COUNTRY IVANOVIC MAKES IT SERBIAN SWEEP.Byline: ELLIOTT TEAFORD Staff Writer CARSON -- News of Novak Djokovic's upset of Roger Federer “Federer” redirects here. For other uses, see Federer (disambiguation). Roger Federer (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɹɑ.dʒəɹ ˈfɛ.də. in Montreal reached Ana Ivanovic just as she was about to take the court to face Nadia Petrova Nadia Petrova (pee-TROH-vuh; Russian:Надежда Петрова , Nadézhda Petróva at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center. A television reporter delivered the stunning result Sunday afternoon. Suddenly, the pressure was on Ivanovic. Her childhood friend from Belgrade had upended the top-ranked men's player in the world, completing a stunning run on the other side of the continent. Now, she simply had to win to make it a clean sweep clean sweep n to make a clean sweep (SPORT) → arrasar, barrer clean sweep n to make a clean sweep (Sport) → rafler tous les prix for Serbia. Ivanovic followed Djokovic's victory over Federer for the Rogers Cup Rogers Cup may refer to:
v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds v.intr. 1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children. 2. 7-5, 6-4 win over Nadia Petrova in the East West Bank Classic final -- giving their tennis-loving country a day to remember. "It's an amazing day for us," Ivanovic said, "but it put the pressure on me." Ivanovic didn't have time to check her cell phone before speaking with reporters after her match, but she imagined it was filled with congratulatory messages from friends and family, including perhaps one from Djokovic. "You know, probably it's our water or something," Djokovic joked to reporters in Montreal when asked about Serbia's sudden rise. "It's great to see. We are a small country. Now everybody is supporting us. Probably tennis is our No. 1 sport." Ivanovic and Djokovic first met as 4-year-olds at a mountaintop moun·tain·top n. The summit of a mountain. restaurant in the former Yugoslavia and have remained close friends as they have emerged as standouts on their respective pro tours. Her father and his uncle went to school together. Ivanovic and Djokovic have never been boyfriend and girlfriend, however. "No, never, but we are very close," she added. "As kids we would practice together, then we would play hide-and-seek the rest of the time." It was very competitive and Ivanovic disliked hunting for opponents in dark or confined spaces. Coaches often delighted in scaring the wits of their young charges. When they were older, Ivanovic once warmed up a tad too strenuously with Djokovic before a big match and had nothing left to give during her match. Sunday, Ivanovic somehow managed to avoid watching Djokovic's match against Federer as she prepared to face Petrova. Ivanovic has the giddy demeanor of a teenager and the powerful forehand forehand the head, neck, shoulders, withers and forelimbs of the horse. of a grizzled griz·zled adj. 1. Partly gray or streaked with gray: a grizzled beard. 2. Having fur or hair streaked or tipped with gray. veteran. Both figure to serve her well in the coming years. She certainly smiled often as she battered the draw in Carson. Petrova was the last person standing in Ivanovic's way Sunday, and she crumpled crum·ple v. crum·pled, crum·pling, crum·ples v.tr. 1. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple. 2. To cause to collapse. v.intr. 1. predictably after dropping a tight first set. Ivanovic got a service break in the first game of the second set and pounded forehand winner after forehand winner past Petrova en route to a victory in her first tournament since suffering a knee injury at Wimbledon. The 19-year-old Serb pumped her fist in triumph after smacking smack·ing adj. Brisk; vigorous; spanking: a smacking breeze. Noun 1. smacking - the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand slap, smack an ace on triple match point, smiling and waving to an appreciative crowd that cheered her every move. She had three aces, the same number as Petrova. The difference was that third-seeded Ivanovic thundered 23 forehand winners past the fourth-seeded Petrova. "She rips it off without even thinking," Petrova said. "Sometimes I think she doesn't know where it's going to go. (But) she has the best forehand by far on the tour." Ivanovic ran around her backhand frequently to hit cross-court forehands, growing ever more confident with each winner. Near the end, she showed no signs of uncertainty, finishing off Petrova when it counted. "It was very important to win every point because I didn't want to go to a third set," Ivanovic said. "I was really happy I could finish in two sets." In the doubles final, second-seeded Kveta Peschke and Rennae Stubbs Rennae Stubbs (b. March 26 1971 in Sydney) is an Australian professional female tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles. A somewhat confrontational player, Stubbs has recorded more double triumphs than any other Australian woman. She is openly lesbian. needed only 43minutes to defeat top-seeded Alicia Molik and Mara Santangelo, 6-0, 6-1. elliott.teaford@dailybreeze.com (310) 540-4201 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Ana Ivanovic beat Nadia Petrova in the final match at the East West Bank Classic. (2 -- color) Ana Ivanovic of Serbia beat Nadia Petrova of Russia in two sets during their final match at Home Depot Center. Mark J.Terrill/Associated Press |
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