TENNIS in DEPTH.

Two days ago, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia was twice a point from going out of Wimbledon. Today, the comeback began in earnest as she defeated Sara Errani of Italy 7-5, 6-1 to reach the third round.

Today, in the sunshine on Court 18, Ivanovic did not have things all her own way but when her game was at its peak she responded with vigorous arm pumping and squeals of delight. This was much more like it and she knew it.

Ivanovic is in her fifth Wimbledon and her best performance was to reach the semi-finals two years ago.

Samantha Stosur needed more than two hours to overcome qualifier Tatjana Malek 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 to keep Australian interest in the women’s singles alive into the third round.

Green and gold were the dominant colours on Court 18 as Stosur’s compatriots flocked to support the 19th seed against the 21-year-old German, who had eliminated Jelena Dokic, another Australian, in the previous round.

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