PARIS — Former champion Ana Ivanovic was at her brilliant, aggressive best as the seventh seed swept aside Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-2 on Tuesday to storm into the French Open semi-finals.
The Serb, who lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup in 2008, shrugged off the windy conditions to set up a meeting with Czech Lucie Safarova.
Ivanovic arrived at the tournament on the back of a mediocre claycourt season, losing in the first round in Stuttgart, the third round in Madrid and the second round in Rome.
"You have to just find it within yourself and trust in the work you have done.