Ana Ivanovic should play for 1 hour 32 minutes in the hot sun shining on Hisense Arena , Melbourne Park , in the first round of the Australian Open ( Australian Open ) , Monday ( 01/13/2014 ) . Meet Kiki Bertens , Ivanovic won 6-4 , 6-4 and qualified for the second round .
At the beginning of the match , Ivanovic had felt tense , especially after Bertens broke him in the first game . Ivanovic started to gain confidence after winning two games . He drove up a 4-1 lead and eventually won the first set 6-4 .
At the beginning of the second set , Bertens had requested a medical timeout . Bertens felt his body become stressed due to high heat . After receiving treatment he was back and even lead 4-3 .
Ivanovic to play it cool and eventually won the next three games are sure to win the second set , winning the match , and ensure a place in the second round to face Annika Beck of Germany .
" That was not a good match . Slightly visible there . I really feel trouble with my first step when pursuing the ball , " I Ivanovic . " I am very happy to get through this and qualify for the next round . "
Before descending into the Australian Open , Ivanovic won the tournament in Auckland in the first week of the year , beating Venus Williams .
Other players who advanced to the second round of the Australian Open was Samantha Stosur . The mainstay of the host managed to beat Klara Zakopalova 6-3 , 6-4 .
Meanwhile , seventh seed Sara Erani failed to pass the first round . Italian tennis player Julia Goerges was defeated , 3-6 , 2-6 .
