Posted on 06/07/2008 4:11:55 PM PDT by kronos77
PARIS: It was time for another French Open women's final, and though four-time winner Justine Hénin was still on the grounds, she was no longer on the clay.
This year, with Hénin retired and watching from the front row, it would be time for a new Grand Slam champion, and it turned out to be the same young, elegant Serbian who had let her nerves get the best of her against Hénin in last year's flop of a final.
Ana Ivanovic is a better, fitter, more composed contender now, and on Saturday, she filled the void at the top of the clay-court game in style by defeating the 13th-seeded Dinara Safina of Russia, 6-4, 6-3.
"Obviously the nerves were still there, but that's normal," Ivanovic said. "Last year's final was a great learning experience for me."
Ivanovic, 20, already was guaranteed to become number one in the women's rankings Monday after beating her Serbian compatriot Jelena Jankovic in the semifinals. Now, Ivanovic has her first Grand Slam singles title along with the top spot, and Serbia has its latest reason to organize a celebration in Belgrade.
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Yay for Ana. She’s a cutie and a half. I went out to Indian Wells this year just to see her!
She ain’t hard on the eyes either!
Certain resemblance to Catherine Zeta Jones.....
Certain resemblance to Catherine Zeta Jones.....
^^^
Without the sluttiness and horrendous taste in men, I hope.
Beauty, grace, and power.
Fantasticv! Score one or the good guys..in this case a beautiful Serbian Woman.
I can't vouch for her actual sex life or her taste in men, but I've seen her in interviews and she seems really innocent for her years and her fame. You'd think she'd be a lot more overtly "tough" just given the competitiveness of the game, but she's not at all. Her personality seems sweet and gentle.
Bravo!
That’s good.
It certainly would be refreshing to have, for onece, the celebrity of a wholesome young woman cast before us. But, of course, we won’t be hearing about her if she really is as decent as you perceive. All of the news media love to give us total saturation with trampy behavior.
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