Ana Ivanovic

Ivanovic is an offensive baseliner who is notable for her aggressive play. Ivanović's strength is her powerful forehand which has long been considered to be one of the best forehands in the game. Her backhand, although not as big of a weapon as her forehand, has improved over the years.

Ivanović's serve is a powerful weapon. She hit a 124.9 mph serve (201.0 kph) in 2007 at the French Open, the fifth fastest serve of all time on the WTA Tour. Of late however, her serve has become unreliable due to technical issues with her ball toss.

Ivanović's movement and net play were once considered to be her weaknesses, however both her movement and net play has improved tremendously over the years. Ivanović's best surface are clay courts where her height allows her to strike clean winners off of high bouncing balls, but she is capable of performing well on hard and grass courts as well.

From 2007-2008, Ivanovic was regarded as one of the best competitors on the women's tour. After winning the 2008 French Open and becoming #1, Ivanovic has endured a significant slump in form. Many tennis analysts attribute her downword spiral to her lack of confidence and self belief. At the 2010 Australian Open.

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