Serbia brush aside old rivals in Fed Cup

Serbia wrapped up a 3-2 victory against Croatia in the Federation Cup World Group play-off in Zagreb yesterday.

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Monday, 28.04.2008.

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Serbia wrapped up a 3-2 victory against Croatia in the Federation Cup World Group play-off in Zagreb yesterday. On Saturday, despite the last minute withdrawal of Ana Ivanovic with a temperature, her replacement, world number 268 Ana Jovanovic, was till too strong for higher ranked opponent Jelena Kostanic-Tosic, as she pulled off a hard-fought 6-4 7-5 victory. Serbia brush aside old rivals in Fed Cup Next on court were Serbian talisman and world number 4 Jelena Jankovic and Croatia’s Nika Ozegovic. In spite of some brave resistance from the Croatian early on, the end result was never in any serious doubt as Jankovic swept to a straight sets victory, 6-1 6-2. In yesterday’s reverse singles, a fully-recovered Ivanovic took on Ozegovic, and after claiming an error-strewn first set 7-5, cruised to the second 6-1 to win the rubber, and wrap up overall victory. With victory assured, Serbia’s two big guns were rested for the day’s final two matches, as Croatia restored a semblance of pride, with Ana Vrljic defeating Teodora Mircic 6-4 7-5, and Vrljic and Kostanic-Tosic claiming a second point for the hosts when Mircic and Jovanovic retired while trailing 1-4 in the first set. Serbia have now entered World Group B of the Federation Cup for the first time. Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic (FoNet)

Serbia brush aside old rivals in Fed Cup

Next on court were Serbian talisman and world number 4 Jelena Janković and Croatia’s Nika Ožegović. In spite of some brave resistance from the Croatian early on, the end result was never in any serious doubt as Janković swept to a straight sets victory, 6-1 6-2.

In yesterday’s reverse singles, a fully-recovered Ivanović took on Ožegović, and after claiming an error-strewn first set 7-5, cruised to the second 6-1 to win the rubber, and wrap up overall victory.

With victory assured, Serbia’s two big guns were rested for the day’s final two matches, as Croatia restored a semblance of pride, with Ana Vrljić defeating Teodora Mirčić 6-4 7-5, and Vrljić and Kostanić-Tosić claiming a second point for the hosts when Mirčić and Jovanović retired while trailing 1-4 in the first set.

Serbia have now entered World Group B of the Federation Cup for the first time.

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