Ivanovic comes back from th brink

Super Serb Ana Ivanovic saved three match points before sealing her place in her first Wimbledon semi-final with an enthralling 4-6 6-2 7-5 victory over Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova.

Super Serb Ana Ivanovic saved three match points before sealing her place in her first Wimbledon semi-final with an enthralling 4-6 6-2 7-5 victory over Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova.

Ivanovic held her nerve superbly to stay in the match when she served at 3-5 down in the final set, then capitalised on a series of Vaidisova errors to move on and clinch victory in her first Centre Court appearance.

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