Ivanovic praises Wimbledon rivals

Updated 17.57 Sat Jun 21 2008
Keywords: serena williams, venus williams, maria sharapova, ana ivanovic, tennis, wimbledon, sport

Top seed Ana Ivanovic believes there is a strong field in the women's draw at Wimbledon.

Following Justine Henin's retirement from tennis, Ivanovic believes there are several women in contention to win the title.

"I would really like to be able to keep the form from Paris" - Ana Ivanovic

Ivanovic may be top of the world rankings, but the bookmakers believe Maria Sharapova, Venus and Serena Williams all have a better chance of winning the prestigious event.

Ivanovic said: "I think the Williams sisters play really well on grass.

"Maria has a game that suits grass very well. I think they're playing very good at the moment, but there are also many young girls that are coming up and can be very dangerous on grass.

"Obviously I have a good game and I beat most of them before. But you just wait for a tournament to start. I would really like to be able to keep the form from Paris and stay here the whole two weeks."

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