Internazionali BNL d'Italia Interviews. Ana Ivanovic: “I was really happy, anytime you lose you talk of revenge…” - UBITENNIS

Internazionali BNL d'Italia Interviews. Ana Ivanovic: “I was really happy, anytime you lose you talk of revenge…”

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TENNIS Internazionali BNL d’Italia – A. Ivanovic d. M. Sharapova 6-1, 6-4. An interview with Ana Ivanovic.

Q: Yesterday you talked about confidence, energy and revenge. There’s something you learned from your previous matches?

ANA IVANOVIC: I was really happy, anytime you lose you talk of revenge…I try to learn from the match of Stuttgart and I was dominating the first part of the match, I had a good tactic with my coach: took away time from here, step forward when I needed and I am really pleased.

Q: What’s the difference between your previous mentality and now?

ANA IVANOVIC: I am a very emotional player and when I made a good shot I want to give a credit to myself. Playing Maria I think was a very tough job for both of us, I tried to do the thing I practice, build on the match I had in mind and I am very pleased.

Q: Compared to Stuttgart, what were the differences: tactical or execution?

ANA IVANOVIC: Execution. In Stuttgart I was also executing very well at the beginning of the match but she’s a top player and she goes for her shot and today I said to myself, when I was going a little down, to keep on put pressure on her because she hit some great point in the 2nd set but I really try to stay on top of her and try not to let myself go down that path. That is the big difference between this match and the one in Stuttgart. Last two years I was struggling, this was a hard draw, and to have this victory, to play the tournament I really appreciate much more now, so I can’t say I am proud of this moment because every step of the way was important, even the Monterrey title was very special.

Q: What is your ambition for the Roland Garros?

ANA IVANOVIC: I look forward to the French Open, it has always been a special place for me and I really hope I can perform well but I’ll focus on one match at the time. Every opponent can be dangerous and you really put your attention on each match in particular.

Q: This is your first win over Maria in 7 years: how does it feel?

ANA IVANOVIC: I didn’t even think about that going into match. I know that every match is an opportunity, in Stuttgart I was very close to beat her and so it feels like I could have played even better today.

Q: Next opponent is Suarez-Navarro, what do you expect from that match?

ANA IVANOVIC: It will be a different match from today’s match, more similar to the one I played yesterday. She is a very good player on clay, very confident, use the spin. I am going to talk to my coach later a little bit and come up with a tactic, but I have to stay focus and hope it’s going to be a very good match.

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