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[Sports] Ivanovic crowned French Open champ, queen of clay

Paris: This time Ana Ivanovic was ready for the French Open final.Showing no sign of the nerves that afflicted her a year ago, Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by beating Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3.By reaching the final, Ivanovic had already assured herself of being ranked No. But against Safina she was as cool as the weather, showing hardly a bead of perspiration even as she sprinted from corner to corner retrieving shots.The 20-year-old Ivanovic slugged winners from both sides, feasted on Safina's sometimes shaky serve and scurried to extend points, which led to plenty of entertaining rallies. Ivanovic said she noticed Henin before the match."Seeing her today in the crowd, it made me feel really, really good," Ivanovic said....
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