Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic will meet Michaella Krajicek on Thursday in round two of the 2012 Australian OpenYou can watch and bet on Ivanovic v Krajicek live for free at bet365 > live tennisAna Ivanovic made an exciting start to her 2012 Australian Open campaign this week by wrapping up a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Lourdes Dominguez Lino in just over an hour. Ivanovic’s movement looked good, and her dominance in the longer rallies proved to be a vital factor, earning the Serb some crucial points and demoralising the Spaniard in the process.
The former French Open champion will continue her march towards the latter stages on Thursday with a second round clash against Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands. Krajicek booked her place in round two with a 6-3, 7-6 win against Germany’s Kristina Barrois.
Ivanovic is clearly the favourite to win against the world No. 91, though it’s worth mentioning that Krajicek has a 1-1 head to head record against her. Whilst this means that Krajicek isn’t a no-hoper, it still makes sense to back Ivanovic to prevail against her at such a big event. Ivanovic has been playing well in recent months, and if she can hold her nerve she should feature in round three.
