Harsh lesson for Ivanovic in shock defeat

ANA IVANOVIC crashed out of Wimbledon admitting she must come to terms with her new status as the prized scalp of women’s tennis.

Harsh lesson for Ivanovic in shock defeat

Top seed Ivanovic was humbled 6-1 6-4 by China’s Jie Zheng – a player ranked 133 in the world – after hitting the self-destruct button in an error-strewn display.

The 20-year-old Serbian became world number one during the recent French Open, a tournament that provided her first grand slam title.

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