Safarova last tasted defeat against Ivanovic at the 2008 French Open, but her run looked in danger from the outset in Tokyo. A brilliant backhand return and a well-timed foray into the net helped the Serb to an early break before she repeated the trick a few games later to take total control of the opening set.
After firing down a couple of aces to wrap up the set, Ivanovic quickly made her mark in the second, breaking twice more as she calmly closed out a 6-3, 6-2 win.
"From the first moment, I tried not to think too much about the score and just the next point, the next game, and that's what I did really well. I was really pleased with that and
felt that I played a really good match today," Ivanovic said.
Ana will play Anquelique Kerber, who defeated Cibulkova 6-3 6-0 for a spot in the final. They will play tomorrow on Center Court 2nd match around 1:30 local time.
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