Ana Ivanovic Falls In Fourth Round Of 2013 Sony Open; Maria Sharapova, Li Na Move On

Ana Ivanovic (click to enlarge)

Well, this the kind of match Ana Ivanovic needs to start winning to break away from hovering just outside of the top 10 to being back in the top 10. Granted, her fourth round opponent at the 2013 Sony Open, Sara Errani, has played her best tennis over the last year and a half. Still, Ana has to have some breakthrough victories. Errani is a tough draw, but beatable if Ana plays well. She started out strong, but in the end Sara pulled out the match, 1-6 6-4 6-2. Ana is on the edge of taking that next step. The question is if or when she will take it. In other action, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Agnieszka Radwanska and Li Na all advanced.

WTA Singles – Fourth Round
[1] S Williams (USA) d [13] D Cibulkova (SVK) 26 64 62
[3] M Sharapova (RUS) d [21] K Zakopalova (CZE) 62 62
[4] A Radwanska (POL) d [16] S Stephens (USA) 46 62 60
[5] N Li (CHN) d [WC] G Muguruza (ESP) 76(6) 62
[8] S Errani (ITA) d [12] A Ivanovic (SRB) 16 64 62
[15] R Vinci (ITA) d [32] A Cornet (FRA) 26 64 64
[22] J Jankovic (SRB) d [28] S Cirstea (ROU) 60 64
[30] K Flipkens (BEL) d [WC] A Tomljanovic (CRO) 67(6) 64 63

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