It's been a year with several stops and starts for Ana Ivanovic, but after a disappointing loss to Louisa Chirico in Madrid, the former world number one got off to a good start in Rome. Our contributor René Denfeld caught up with the Serb after her first-round win on Monday evening to talk about all things Italy, fashion, tennis, and private life.
It's Monday evening, 11 pm at the Foro Italico and Ana Ivanovic just got her first win in Rome under her belt, taking out Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets — but it wasn't without some difficult moments, since the Russian went up an early break in the second set.