Ivanovic 6 3
defeats
Vekic 0 3
Ana Ivanovic has dominantly defeated Donna Vekic in this third round match. She took three break points in the first set and didn’t let Kevic play the game at all. After holding Vekic to love in the first set.
Vekic managed to come out in the second set and match Ivanovic for the first couple of games. Ivanovic then broke Vekic making it 3-2 Ivanovic in the second before she consolidated on her serve. Vekic then held serve before Ivanovic won the last two games hardly raising a sweat.
In the end that was all far too easy for Ivanovic and she never looked challenged.
The third round in the French Open gets underway this evening when seventh seed Ana Ivanovic clashes with Croatia’s Donna Kevic as the first match of Day 6 on the Suzanne Lenglen Court.
Join The Roar for live scores of this match from 7pm (AEST).
Ivanovic has by her standards and world ranking had a poor lead up to the French Open for 2015. In her last tournament in Rome she lost a three set match to the 78th ranked Daria Gavriola and before that was knocked out of the Madrid Masters by Carla Suarez Navarro.
Looking back a little bit further down her playing history and losses to 29th ranked Caroline Garcia and 21st ranked Sabine Lisicki are both notable. An in form Ivanovic would have won at least a couple of these games.
Incredibly, her most notable win since the clay court season began was against 19th ranked Elina Svitolina which has to be a worry for Ivanovic coming into the French Open.
Her form has shown in her first two round matches at Rollan Garros where she struggled to gain any momentum. She lost the first set in both clashes against much lower ranked opponents Yaroslava Shvedova and Misaki Doi before managing to hang on and win the final two sets in both games.
Ivanovic, it would be fair to say struggles on clay however. Since she won the French Open in 2008 she hasn’t made it past the fourth round while she has been knocked out in the third round in two her last three participations at the event.
Meanwhile, currently ranked 165th in the world Kevic’s form has been very mixed in the lead up to the 2015 French Open. Mainly playing players outside of the top 100, she has been both winning and losing with her most high key win coming against the 41st ranked Heather Watson in Charleston.
Her French Open history amounts to a pair of first round exits, meaning she has already exceeded her best performance by making the third round this year. In fact this betters all of her grand slam achievements.
Her first round win was a defeat of 31st seed Caroline Garcia in three sets which was much unexpected before she knocked out Bojana Jovanovski in straight sets. She has had a great start to the tournament and will look to continue it against Ivanovic.
The pair have never matched up before, and based on Ivanovic’s recent form on the clay it could become quite an interesting match. The odds are squarely in Ivanovic’s favour though.
PREDICTION: Ivanovic should have no problems in moving onto the fourth round of the 2015 French Open against Kevic, although she will make Ivanovic work hard for it.
Ivanovic in three sets.
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Scott Pryde
Expert
If Stosur is on top then yeah, wouldn't mind to much - Sort of like the Giro breakaway just got destroyed going uphill for the first time!!
Shane Jones
Roar Guru
I thought it was, all good. If Stosur destroys Sharapova like this, I won't mind.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Honest mistake. Not sure how I got Kevic!! Hopefully Stosur v Sharapova is closer than this one.
Shane Jones
Roar Guru
Stosur and Sharapova will be on later tonight. It is also Vekic Scott, not Kevic.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Thanks for joining me for the Roar's live coverage of the 2015 French Open in what may prove to be one of the shortest games of the tournament. We will have live scores of the Federer vs Dzumhur game and the Wawrinka vs Johnson game later, whilst Shane Jones will be blogging the Sharapova vs Stosur game I believe. I'll also have live coverage of the Giro d'Italia from 9:45pm (AEST), so be sure to join me then. Until then, Enjoy the rest of your evening.
Scott Pryde
Expert
MATCH RESULTS: Ivanovic 6 6 Kevic 0 3 Ana Ivanovic has dominantly defeated Donna Kevic in this third round match. She took three break points in the first set and didn't let Kevic play the game at all. After holding Kevic to love in the first set, Kevic managed to come out in the second set and match Ivanovic for the first couple of games. Ivanovic then broke Kevic making it 3-2 Ivanovic in the second before she consolidated on her serve. Kevic then held serve before Ivanovic won the last two games hardly raising a sweat. In the end that was all far too easy for Ivanovic and she never looked challenged.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Kevic now rushes up to the net but Ivanovic forces her to hit it out. A long way out. Kevic wins a point before Ivanovic gets Kevic running and makes it deuce. Ivanovis then wins 2 points in a row completing a dominant victory. FINAL SCORE Ivanovic 6 6 Kevic 0 3 ANNA IVANOVIC WINS IN STRAIGHT SETS
Scott Pryde
Expert
Ivanovic starts with a strong serve winning her the first point but then puts one into the net. A fault follows and then she puts another one into the net. Errors creeping into Ivanovic's game here. Ivanovic 6 5 - 15 Kevic 0 3 - 30
Scott Pryde
Expert
Ivanovic to serve for the match.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Kevic now serving to stay in the match and she starts with a great serve down the T that Ivanovic barely gets to and hits out. She then goes wide and faults before Ivanovic makes a simple mistake after having to run around a little bit. She hits it out of play going a little long. Kevic wins another point and Ivanovic now hits it out of play. Kevic holds to love. Ivanovic 6 5 Kevic 0 3
Scott Pryde
Expert
Ivanovic dominated that game holding Kevic to 15. It ends with Kevic making an unforced error into the net. Ivanovic is just a single game away from winning this in straight sets. Ivanovic 6 5 Kevic 0 2
Scott Pryde
Expert
Ivanovic now on with 2 break points. Kevic holds the first one with some good net play before a good serve catches Ivanovic on the run. She puts one up high and Kevic comes into the net, whilst Ivanovic manages to recover her position and send one flying past Kevic at the net. Ivanovic breaks again. Ivanovic 6 4 Kevic 0 2
Scott Pryde
Expert
Kevic misses her first serve and Ivanovic smashes a forehand to win the first point. Kevic then gets a first serve in and Kevic hits it out before a short rally ends in Kevic making an unforced error into the net. Ivanovic 6 3 30 Kevic 0 2 15
Scott Pryde
Expert
Ivanovic again holds serve strongly and leads 3 - 2 in the second. Kevic somehow needs to get a break here. Ivanovic 6 3 Kevic 0 2
Scott Pryde
Expert
Apologies for the lack of updates there everyone - foxtel lost the plot for some reason. It appears that Ivanovic is currently on serve and they have each been holding serve. Ivanovic 6 2 Kevic 0 2
Scott Pryde
Expert
Ivanovic now gets her game back on track and holds Kevic to 15. An ace to finish the point, but it's been called a fault. Ivanovic gets the second serve in and gets Kevic running around before she comes up to the net and hits it straight down the line holding serve. Ivanovic 6 1 Kevic 0 0
Scott Pryde
Expert
Ivanovic on serve to start the second set here and starts with a double fault. Ivanovic now gets her first serve in and Kevic gets Ivanovic running around in a long rally. She now comes forward but hits it into the base of the net. Ivanovic 6 0 - 15 Kevic 0 0 - 15
Scott Pryde
Expert
Incredibly one sided first set here. Can Kevic bounce back?
Scott Pryde
Expert
Kevic faults again before Ivanovic returns into the net. Kevic now gets a first serve in but makes an unforced error trying to run Ivanovic into the corner. Ivanovic on set point and a 10 shot rally ends with a smashing winner into the corner by Ivanovic. What a start for Ivanovic. Long way back for Kevic. Ivanovic 6 Kevic 0
Scott Pryde
Expert
Kevic starts off with a fault here serving to keep the set going before Ivanovic returns brilliantly into the corner and takes the point. Kevic now double faults. Ivanovic 5 - 30 Kevic 0 - 0