Time stands still for Ivanovic

Reliving the most tense seconds in her tennis career, the 20-year-old Serb could not stop smiling.

"I felt like time stopped for a moment," she told reporters after her 6-7, 7-6, 10-8 victory against the 97th-ranked Frenchwoman. "The ball hit the net and it was in the air for a couple of seconds."

So she felt the least she could do was go and kiss the net afterwards for giving her such a lucky reprieve.

"If it wasn't for that net and that place, you know, I would be booking my flight back home," she said.

Time stands still for Ivanovic

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