Top-seeded Ivanovic goes down
For the first time in 2008, Ana Ivanovic lost before the third round of a tournament. Previously, her worst results came in Doha and Miami where she lost in the third round. Today, however, she fell to Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in the second round at Rome. Ivanovic only capitalized on five of 19 break opportunities and she let Pironkova break her seven times. Also, Ivanovic had six double faults and only won 52% of the points on her first serve. All in all, it was not her best match.
With Ivanovic now out, the road to the title becomes easier for the likes of Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams who are both scheduled to play their second round matches today.
