The Serbian was rarely troubled during her two set victory. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images
Just under a year ago Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic arrived on the Philippe Chatrier centre court for the biggest match of her young life and froze. A first serve flew wildly out of control into the surrounding flowerpots, and after that pretty much [...]

Ivanovic got over a nervous start to advance. Photograph: Phillipe Perusseau/EPA
Second seed Ana Ivanovic was forced to dig deep before reaching the second round of the French Open with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Sweden’s Sofia Arvidsson.
Last year’s defeated finalist soon established her dominance in the opening set, but was made to pay for some [...]