TENNIS in DEPTH.

Ana takes on 28th seed Alisa Kleybanova in the second round of the French Open on Thursday. The clash will be the fourth meeting between the pair, with the Russian leading the head-to-head series 2-1.

Kleybanova triumphed in the third round of the 2009 Australian Open when the two players first met, winning 6-2 in the third set. Just a month later Ana avenged that defeat thanks to a 7-5, 6-4 victory in Dubai, but the 20-year-old beat Ana convincingly during the Serbia-Russia Fed Cup tie in Belgrade three months ago.

The Russian reached the second round here with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Mariya Koryttseva of the Ukraine in round one.

Ana said: “I know what to expect, having played her a few times already. She hits the ball very hard and she covers the court pretty well. It’s going to be a very tough match for sure.”

The match is scheduled as the first on Court 1 and will begin at 11am local time

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