Ana Ivanovic and Elina Svitolina will determine one of the semi-finalist of the "Roland Garros", having recorded wins on the rainy Sunday in Paris.
The seventh placed champion in 2008 Ivanovic reached the first quarter after the title, defeating No9 of the scheme Ekaterina Makarova from Russia with 7:5, 3:6, 6:1.
Makarova started the match well and broke even at the start, then solidified. From that moment Ivanovic leaped more focused and managed to break back and even took the lead with 3:2, when the rain forced the referee to stop the match for more than two and a half hours.
In renewing each of the both was winning her filing. And so they reached the 12th game. Anna get a set-ball after a backhand error from the left-handed Russian and realize it with a winning forehand shot . The part went for 46 minutes playing time.
Ekateruina began with a break also the second set. This time, she has charged her forward. In the final game she made another break to equalize the parts.
In the final set Ana was relentless. She started with a breakthrough and gave only one game to her rival for 1:2. In the last the Serb woman lead with 40:0 service of Makarova and exulted at the first opportunity.
"The conditions were tough, but I kept my energy and I`m glad with what has been shown in the third set. During the break I waited and I was listening to some music, I had no choice," said Ana after the success.
The player from Belgrad finished with 30 hits in winning 25 unforced errors.
On "Suzanne Lenglen", the No19 scheme Elina Svitolina beat the 29th Alize Cornet with 6:2, 7:6 (9). She was leading with 3:0 in the derby girls champions of "Roland Garros" when the rain forced the the tennis players to return to the locker room. By the injury time of the first part the Ukrainian did not allow any surprises and came to 5: 0 and took the set with 6:2.
In the second both exchanged three breaks. Svitolina made a break for 6:5 and was serving for the match, but the French woman returned it back and him and it came to a tiebreak. On it the Ukrainian drew with 3:0 points, then at 6: 3 had three match points, but Cornet reflected. Then Alize reached the set-ball but failed. Elina came to two more, but she triumphed at the sixth option.
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