{"id":5618,"date":"2014-01-20T23:28:02","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T23:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennisfrontier.com\/?p=5618"},"modified":"2015-09-20T01:57:20","modified_gmt":"2015-09-20T05:57:20","slug":"ana-ivanovic-biofile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennisfrontier.com\/archive\/blogs\/scoop\/ana-ivanovic-biofile\/","title":{"rendered":"Ana Ivanovic Biofile"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ivanovic<\/a><\/p>\n

By Scoop Malinowski<\/p>\n

Status: 2008 French Open champion and former WTA world No. 1<\/p>\n

Ht: 6-1 Wt: 150<\/p>\n

DOB: November 6, 1987 In: Belgrade, Serbia<\/p>\n

Tennis Inspiration: \u201cMonica Seles. I was watching her on TV when I was four. During the break there was a commercial for a tennis school. I remembered the phone number and kept asking my mom there for maybe a month. Finally, she agreed. I fell in love with the game straight away. And for my fifth birthday my father gave me my first racquet.\u201d<\/p>\n

First Tennis Memory: \u201cI remember my first ever lesson. I can\u2019t describe how happy I was. It\u2019s just a simple love for playing the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hobbies\/Interests: \u201cI love reading, especially historical thrillers. I spend a lot of time watching DVDs and going to the cinema. I like to have long dinners with my family and friends, I find that very relaxing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last Book Read: \u201cMonica Seles autobiography.\u201d<\/p>\n

Favorite Movie: \u201cThe Departed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Favorite TV Shows: \u201c24, Lost and Prison Break.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musical Tastes: \u201cLots of kinds, Hip-hop, R&B, pop, Serbian.\u201d<\/p>\n

Favorite Meal: \u201cAsian, especially sushi and black cod.\u201d<\/p>\n

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: \u201cCookies and cream.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pre-Match Feeling: \u201cI like to be alone for the final moments before a match. I sometimes play Sudoku and listen to music. This helps me relax and then, just before I go out, I start to really think about my tactics for the match.\u201d<\/p>\n

First Car: \u201cPeugeot 207.\u201d<\/p>\n

Current Car: \u201cPeugeot 207.\u201d<\/p>\n

What Would You Be If Not A Tennis Player: \u201cIt\u2019s hard to say. Probably I would be doing something with languages. I love languages.\u201d<\/p>\n

Favorite Web Site: \u201cI enjoy visiting my own web site (www.anaivanovic.com). Because it\u2019s a nice record of my career. I also Google a lot and You Tube.\u201d<\/p>\n

Favorite You Tube Videos: \u201cI like to watch clips from comedy shows like Friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greatest Sports Moment: \u201cWinning the French Open in June of 2008.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most Painful Moment: \u201cI would probably say that having to withdraw from the Olympics in Beijing was the most painful moment of my career. I had been dreaming of playing in an Olympics for many years, and I got injured just a few weeks before. I did everything I could to try and recover in time, but it was too late. It was a huge disappointment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Favorite Tournaments: \u201cThere are so many. But if I have to choose one, it\u2019s the Australian Open. I have family in Melbourne and I love to visit there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Funniest Players Encountered: \u201cNovak Djokovic. I\u2019ve known him since we were four and he always made me laugh a lot. It\u2019s fitting that they call him The Joker.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toughest Competitors: \u201cHenin and the Williams sisters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Best You Ever Felt On Court: \u201cIt\u2019s funny, I often dream about playing the perfect match. But of course, that\u2019s impossible. Still, I\u2019ve had some pretty good matches. Beating Sharapova 62 61 in the semifinals of the French Open was one of the best. Against Hingis in Montreal was also a great match for me. There was a match against Schnyder in Stuttgart when I won 60 62.\u201d<\/p>\n

Funny Tennis Memory: \u201cMy first ever match in front of a big crowd was an exhibition with Mansour Bahrami and Henri Leconte. Those guys are very funny. I was very nervous because I was so inexperienced but they were so funny that I was able to relax. They were all the time joking around. Novak is also fun to play with. We played together in mixed doubles in Australia and around that time we also played a singles exhibition against each other. I was laughing a lot during those matches.\u201d<\/p>\n

Embarrassing Tennis Memory: \u201cPlaying a junior tournament in Canada. I was in the player lounge and they called my match. I wasn\u2019t quite ready so I was in a bit of a rush. I grabbed my bag and ran to the courts. When I got there, I realized I had taken someone else\u2019s racquet bag! I ran back to return it and get mine. Luckily, whoever it was didn\u2019t realize. But I was still very embarrassed.\u201d<\/p>\n

First Famous Tennis Player You Encountered: \u201cIt was Venus Williams. I was playing French Open juniors and I was with my friend Sanja Ancic, who was also playing. We were in the locker room and she saw Venus and thought it would be fun to have our picture taken with her. She was very nice to us. I still have the picture.\u201d<\/p>\n

People Qualities Most Admired: \u201cI think it\u2019s important to be driven, to have a goal. I like people who are caring and generous and also those who have a good sense of humor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scoop’s Book “Facing Federer: Symposium of a Champion” was called “addictive reading” by www.Tennis.com<\/a>. It’s available at www.amazon.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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