Paris (AFP) – Former champion Ana Ivanovic reached the French Open last 16 Friday in just 53 minutes while Alize Cornet kept home hopes alive by making the second week for the first time.Serbian seventh seed Ivanovic, the 2008 champion at Roland Garros, triumphed over 18-year-old Croatian opponent Donna Vekic 6-0, 6-3.In dramatic contrast, 29th seeded Frenchwoman Cornet needed two and a half hours to defeat 33-year-old Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in a match scarred by 85 unforced errors.Ivanovic won the first seven games before Vekic, the world number 165 and playing in the third round of a …read more
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