....Ivanovic grew up in Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia and was there during the 1999 NATO bombardment. It was there, she says, that she found her never-say-die dedication. "We knew when the air raids would come, so I had to organize my practice schedule around them. I used to be on court at six or seven in the morning."
As parts of Belgrade were destroyed, she would play in an emptied swimming pool that had been converted into tennis courts, developing her ferocious power against the pool walls. Novak Djokovic, whom she has known since she was four, occasionally played alongside her. Djokovic, now ranked third, was also a Wimbledon semifinalist. "Who could have imagined?" she says..
As parts of Belgrade were destroyed, she would play in an emptied swimming pool that had been converted into tennis courts, developing her ferocious power against the pool walls. Novak Djokovic, whom she has known since she was four, occasionally played alongside her. Djokovic, now ranked third, was also a Wimbledon semifinalist. "Who could have imagined?" she says..
Source: Men`s Vogue, sept, US
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