PARIS (AP)—Ana Ivanovic is assured of becoming the 17th woman—and first from Serbia—to be ranked No. 1, regardless of how she fares in the French Open final.
She will move up from No. 2 when the WTA Tour’s new rankings are issued Monday, replacing Maria Sharapova in the top spot.
Ivanovic and two other women, No. 3 Jelena Jankovic and No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, all had a chance to take over at No. 1 after Sharapova lost in the fourth round at Roland Garros.
But Ivanovic beat Jankovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the semifinals Thursday, while Kuznetsova lost to Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-2.
The 20-year-old Ivanovic, who will play Safina in the final Saturday, said she wasn’t aware she had clinched the No. 1 ranking by beating Jankovic until after the match.
“Coming into this tournament, I didn’t expect that. I just came to play each match,” Ivanovic said. “Obviously every tournament you play, you want to win, so that still hasn’t changed. That’s still my goal.”
She will move up from No. 2 when the WTA Tour’s new rankings are issued Monday, replacing Maria Sharapova in the top spot.
Ivanovic and two other women, No. 3 Jelena Jankovic and No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, all had a chance to take over at No. 1 after Sharapova lost in the fourth round at Roland Garros.
But Ivanovic beat Jankovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the semifinals Thursday, while Kuznetsova lost to Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-2.
The 20-year-old Ivanovic, who will play Safina in the final Saturday, said she wasn’t aware she had clinched the No. 1 ranking by beating Jankovic until after the match.
“Coming into this tournament, I didn’t expect that. I just came to play each match,” Ivanovic said. “Obviously every tournament you play, you want to win, so that still hasn’t changed. That’s still my goal.”
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