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Ana Ivanovic
Serbian
Athlete
Born:
Nov 6
,
1987
Good
Me
Sometimes
Think
Time
You
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I lift weights. I'll do a lot of running, a lot of cardio and strengthening. I use my body weight, a TRX sometimes. A lot of it is endurance.
Ana Ivanovic
Sometimes
Running
Lift
Weight
Weights
Lot
Endurance
Body
Use
Cardio
Strengthening
Coaches were all saying that I was really talented and I had potential, but coming from Serbia, it wasn't easy. The '90s were the hardest years for our country - we went through two wars.
Ana Ivanovic
Saying
Country
Our
Easy
Potential
Through
Had
Talented
Coming
Were
Years
Really
Coaches
Serbia
Wars
Hardest
Two
Even when I get dressed up to go out, I never use too much makeup.
Ana Ivanovic
Too Much
Too
Out
Dressed
Never
Makeup
Go
Up
Get
Much
Use
Even
I personally love Essie because they're such a good brush, and it's so easy to apply. I always go red. If I'm in doubt, I go red.
Ana Ivanovic
Love
Good
Doubt
Easy
Brush
Red
Because
Always
Go
Personally
Apply
I have always liked my hair when it's braided, because if I don't, it kind of runs in my eyes when I hit.
Ana Ivanovic
Eyes
Hair
Kind
Runs
Liked
Because
Always
Hit
I use Moroccanoil shampoo and conditioner.
Ana Ivanovic
Shampoo
Use
I do miss competition, but I get to travel a little bit on my own terms, which is a little bit different. And I get the chance to walk around, explore, and not have to save my energy for the match days.
Ana Ivanovic
Travel
Competition
Walk
Own
Energy
Bit
My Own
Miss
Days
Terms
Around
Match
Get
Different
Which
Little
Little Bit
Explore
Chance
Save
After a tough match, I'll do an ice bath, and that's really good for recovery because it helps circulation. Sometimes you feel really swollen.
Ana Ivanovic
Good
You
Sometimes
Tough
Bath
Circulation
Recovery
Feel
Because
Match
After
Ice
Really
Helps
Swollen
Tennis has given me so many opportunities, and I feel very lucky to have achieved whatever I have, especially coming from a country that does not have a great history in the game.
Ana Ivanovic
Great
Me
History
Game
Opportunities
Country
Whatever
Given
Tennis
Feel
Does
Coming
Very
So Many Opportunities
Achieved
Many
Lucky
Obviously, if some young girl wants my advice and wants me to be her mentor, I would be very happy to offer that. But I don't really see myself as a coach.
Ana Ivanovic
Myself
Me
Happy
Girl
Advice
Young
Would
Would-Be
See
Some
Mentor
Obviously
Very
Offer
Wants
Young Girl
Really
Coach
Her
I made some choices that weren't right in the past. It cost me in terms of my confidence and everything.
Ana Ivanovic
Me
Confidence
Made
Past
Everything
Some
Cost
Terms
Were
In The Past
Choices
Right
I think, in every person's life, you have ups and downs. You learn so much about yourself, sometimes even more, in the down times. Unfortunately, I had to go through it in public, which was not easy.
Ana Ivanovic
Life
You
Yourself
Sometimes
Ups And Downs
Down
Every
Think
Easy
About
More
Through
Had
Learn
Go
Times
Person
Ups
Unfortunately
Which
Public
Much
Even
Downs
It was different when I was young, aged 20, playing the French Open. I didn't have so much experience. I just played tennis because I loved the game.
Ana Ivanovic
Game
Experience
Young
Open
Tennis
French
French Open
Because
Just
Different
Loved
Aged
Much
Played
Playing
Before a match, I need to be alone. I need to reach concentration and focus on the game ahead of me.
Ana Ivanovic
Alone
Me
Game
Focus
Before
Reach
Concentration
Match
Need
Maybe 5 or 10 minutes before going on the court, I'll do some fast feet movements or sprint, but the only problem with that is sometimes after you finish warming up, you wait to get on the court, and you end up cooling down a little. It's not always ideal, but that's why I wait until the very last moment to do all of this.
Ana Ivanovic
You
Problem
Sometimes
Wait
Before
Down
Some
Minutes
Finish
Only
Ideal
Feet
Until
Court
Always
Sprint
End
Up
Very
Get
Going
Maybe
Movements
After
Little
Warming
Moment
Cooling
Why
Fast
Last
It's always been my dream to compete.
Ana Ivanovic
Dream
Always
Been
Compete
My parents were very protective of me and my brother, so they never talked to us about the situation in our country.
Ana Ivanovic
Me
Parents
Country
Situation
Our
Brother
About
Never
Protective
Talked
Were
Very
Us
When I was starting out, it was almost impossible for me to get visas to travel to tournaments.
Ana Ivanovic
Me
Travel
Impossible
Out
Tournaments
Almost
Get
Starting
Pressure comes from myself, because I expect a lot, but I am trying not to put so much pressure on tournaments and to be less emotional during matches.
Ana Ivanovic
Myself
Pressure
Emotional
Put
Tournaments
Because
Matches
Am
Lot
Expect
Trying
Much
Less
I know that us girls aren't the easiest to coach.
Ana Ivanovic
Girl
Easiest
Know
Us
Coach
You want a coach who is going to push you and be strong and be in your corner when it's tough, but sometimes you have coaches who think they are more important than the players. That's where the conflicts come.
Ana Ivanovic
You
Strong
Sometimes
Be Strong
Tough
Important
Think
Corner
More
Push
Come
Than
Going
Where
Want
Conflicts
Coach
Coaches
Your
Who
Players
A lot of coaches are very intense, which is good once you are working, but you don't want that all the time.
Ana Ivanovic
Time
Good
You
Once
Lot
Very
Intense
Want
Which
Working
Coaches
My parents themselves both went to university, and they very much expected me to be an intellectual and go through further education, and it's to kind of their surprise that I became an athlete.
Ana Ivanovic
Education
Me
Parents
Further
Kind
Athlete
Both
Through
Became
Go
Surprise
Intellectual
Very
Expected
Themselves
Much
University
I really love fish, so I'll mix between that and meat, but I have to have protein. I can't survive without it.
Ana Ivanovic
Love
Between
Protein
Without
Fish
Mix
Survive
Really
Meat
When competing a lot and traveling, I have problems with my lower back because I'm always on the plane or sitting. That's something that does bother me from time to time, but I try to stay on top of it.
Ana Ivanovic
Time
Me
Try
Problems
Back
Top
Stay
Something
Bother
Because
Does
Always
Lot
Sitting
From Time To Time
Plane
Lower
Traveling
Competing
I have a lot of belief in myself.
Ana Ivanovic
Myself
Lot
Belief
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