Ana Ivanovic wins the match against Samantha Stosur - Advances to fourth round

London, UK
June 27, 2009 

Former World No. 1 and the French Open champion last year, Ana Ivanovic won an easy match against Samantha Stosur to reach the round of 16 at the 2009 Wimbledon. Ivanovic will face five time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams in the fourth round. Venus Williams beat Carla Suarez Navarro 6-0, 6-4. Ivanovic who came as World No. 1 to the Wimbledon last year was knocked out of the tournament in the third round by Chinese wild card Zheng Jie.

Ana Ivanovic quotes
"I think my tactics and my game plan prevailed over my emotions,"
"That's something I'm really happy about."

Samantha Stosur quotes
"You just can't afford to do, not at that time," "I really paid the price for that in the end."

Ana Ivanovic vs Samantha Stosur - LIVE Match Updates
13:19 BST: Ana Ivanovic wins the match 7-5, 6-2
13:19 BST: 40-15. One point away from winning the match
13:18 BST: Ana Ivanovic serving for the match
13:17 BST: Ivanovic leads 5-2 in the second set
13:10 BST: Ivanovic holds serve to go up 5-1 in the second set. One game away from winning the match
13:04 BST: Stosur wins her first game in the second set. Ivanovic leads 4-1 in the second set
13:01 BST: Ivanovic goes up 4-0 in the second set. 2 games away from winning the match
12:57 BST: Ivanovic plays some fabulous shots and gets a double break. Ivanovic leads 3-0 in the second set
12:54 BST: Break of the game has been consolidated as Ivanovic holds serve to go up 2-0 in the second set
12:54 BST: First double fault from Ivanovic. 30-30
12:53 BST: Stosur misses a volley. Ivanovic leads 30-15 on her serve
12:51 BST: Ivanovic gets an early break. Goes up 1-0 in the second set
12:50 BST: Stosur saves one break point 30-40 in the first game
12:50 BST: 2 break points for Ivanovic.
12:49 BST: Samantha Stosur kind of losing it here. 0-30 in the first game of second set
12:49 BST: Stosur serves for the first game in the second set
12:46 BST: Ana Ivanovic wins the first set 7-5
12:46 BST: 1 set point saved by Stosur
12:46 BST: 3 set points for Ivanovic.
12:45 BST: Stosur has to win this game to stay alive in the first set
12:45 BST: Ivanovic to serve for the opening set
12:45 BST: Stosur makes a double fault to give away the game to Ivanovic. Ana Ivanovic leads 6-5 in the first set
12:43 BST: 2 break points for Ana Ivanovic
12:40 BST: Ivanovic wins game. 5-5 in the first set
12:37 BST: Stosur holds serve to go up 5-4 in the first set. One game away from the taking the set, but its Ivanovic on serve now
12:34 BST: Samantha Stosur is right back in the opening set. Break's Ivanovic's serve. Scores level at 4-4
12:33 BST: Stosur has a breakpoint
12:33 BST: Unforced errors so far is 3 for both the players
12:30 BST: Stosur holds serve. Ivanovic leads 4-3 in the first set
12:29 BST: Ivanovic challenges a call and gets it right
12:26 BST: Ivanovic wins another game easily. Goes up 4-2 in the first set
12:23 BST: Stosur holds serve. Ivanovic leads 3-2
12:20 BST: Ana Ivanovic holds serve to go up 3-1 in the first set
12:20 BST: Samantha Stosur wins her first game of the match. Ana Ivanovic leads 2-1 in the first set
12:17 BST: Ivanovic leads 2-0 in the first set
12:15 BST: Ivanovic gets a break in the first game of the first set. Leads 1-0

Ana Ivanovic in 2009 Wimbledon
June 25, 2009	Second Round	Defeated Sara Errani	7-5, 6-1
June 23, 2009	First Round	Defeated Lucie Hradecka	5-7, 6-2, 8-6

Samantha Stosur in 2009 Wimbledon
June 25, 2009	Second Round	Defeated Tatjana Malek	4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
June 23, 2009	First Round	Defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2

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