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1 June 2014 Ana Ivanovic vs Sabine Lisicki

Page history last edited by Vassago 9 years, 9 months ago

 

TENNIS BOXING FROM STUTTGART

 

Posted by Vassago on June 1, 2014, 10:59 pm

 

Venue: Porsche Arena.
Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, South Germany. 

 

The European clay season remains in full swing as the tour visits Porsche Arena in Stuttgart to contest a highly anticipated bout between former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic and last year's Wimbledon runner-up and local favorite Sabine Lisicki. Spring time is usually Ivanovic's playground but Lisicki is determined to make her mark off the grass courts despite the odds heavily stacked against her. "Ana can always underestimate my skills and I'm not sure she's as durable as before either", the German blonde keeps her spirits high while the Serbian brunette offers her a good laugh in response and promises to dispatch her rather quickly: "I think I'm close to my best again and a real spoiler for the French Open. Taking Lisicki's scalp tonight would be simply awesome!"

Ana Ivanovic wearing an all red bikini and white gloves. Black hair tied in a ponytail. Sabine Lisicki wearing a golden bikini set and red gloves. Blonde hair tied in a braid. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the welterweight division.

Round 1:
Ana wastes no time in brushing Sabine's mitts aside, the longer reach enables her to connect with the face more efficiently and despite the German's efforts to lean on the Serb and respond in a similar manner, Lisicki gets outworked in close range and has her head snapped back with Ana's jabbing. The Serbian is famous for her aggressive style and keeps working the right hand around the temples, nails Sabine with more single punches but fails to push her onto the ropes, the lack of a noteworthy combo undoes the effort and Sabine can finally respond around the elbows with Ivanovic too stiff on her feet. Sabine searches more ribcage punishment and weaves around the brunette's leather, still gets tagged on the brow ridge before a riffling hook pierces Ana's navel and forces her to drop the cover. Swift overhand on the mouth follows as Sabine works the uppercuts thereafter and pushes Ivanovic backwards, avoids a hooking counter and digs more leather against the ribs only to get clinched late in the going and fail to make further progress.

Round 2:
Sabine tries to catch Ana's midriff again but gets wrenched with a swift hook on the nose and staggers to the side in avoidance; Ivanovic still rips into her liver area moments later and adjusts her footing to spike the ribcage from the side; Lisicki struggles to find a response and gets pummelled around on her feet until a quick straight jab splits her mitts and bounces off the mouth again. Ivanovic keeps the pressure and targets the blonde's face, slams more jabs against the cheeks and forces a tight earmuff cover, switches low and pounds the ribcage instead as Sabine's shorter reach prevents her from immediate response. More heavy slaps on the midriff follow and back the German into the ropes where Sabine tries to fight from behind the guard but eats a clubbing left hook on the eye and leans back against the ropes wincing; Ana pours with immediate leather, splits the mitts again and tags the chin, switches lower and pierces the navel to leave the blonde gasping for air at the bell.

Round 3:
Ivanovic keeps stalking the blonde and works the single hand between the mitts as Lisicki's guard breaks down repeatedly and forces her into desperate mid-range weaving, still Ana's reach enables her to club Sabine around the eye and further slow her down as the ammount of leather increases at the minute mark. Blonde's desperate to make a breakthrough on her own but fails to trouble the brunette's face and falls into more ribcage assault as Ivanovic leaps forward and ups the tempo, hammers away on the tummy to stagger the German in the middle of the ring before a quick uppercut bursts her guard again and nails on the jaw. Lisicki sags on her knees and before she can raise her arms again, the brunette slams more jabs on the eye and wobbles her back to the ropes where Sabine tries to jump to the side but gets plastered with a right hand on the mouth and bounces off the ropes straight into the path of a looping right hook on the eye... Foro Italico errupts shrieking as Lisicki closes her eyes AND TUMBLES FORWARD AT IVANOVIC'S FEET... big and clean punch chops the German down and enables Ana to twirl around and fist pump back to her corner... the count reaches seven before Sabine gets up but she's trapped on the ropes regardless and Ivanovic just pours with more facial leather, snaps the head back & forth to make the blonde squeal in pain; another clubbing hook whacks her on the eye right at the death and leaves sagging on the ropes and looking extremely second handed after a truly dismal round.

Round 4:
Brunette simply dwells on the blonde's issues, Sabine's visibly concerned after that knockdown and just avoids stepping in but Ana has just enough in hand to dwarf the footwork and make further connection with the right hand. Lisicki overprotective on the left side, drops her right glove too low and eats a series on the cheek before getting bumped back to the ropes as Ivanovic powers through with more jabs on the stomach and bends the blonde forward. Sabine endures butt-in-ropes punishment as the Serbian bashes her guard aside and spikes the nose, whips Lisicki over the ropes and leans on her even further, seemingly determined to disfigure her face. More painful squeals by the two minute mark indicate the younger woman's trouble but Ana still silences her with a series on the chest. Sabine's arms drop even lower and head slumps between her shoulders too before Ivanovic sticks one on the jaw and follows up with a left hand on the temple... LISICKI GOES DOWN WITH A WHIMPER... hits the canvas on her backside and stares at the brunette's feet, bides her time before getting up at eight.. and that was a very slow eight from the man in charge... Sabine's eyes are hollow at this point but she gets send back for more Serbian pasting... left/right combo slices the mitts one more time and whacks her on the nose; Lisicki spins around onto the ropes but Ivanovic waits until the German turns back towards her again... CRUNCHING LEFT HOOK ON THE EYE signals the end of Lisicki resistance who breaks down in tears and even Ivanovic pauses and shows the pummelled opponent a touch of respect... ref charges in and embraces the sobbing blonde who just couldn't take the punishment anymore and literally gave up the fight before the brunette rearranged her face for good... TKO4 Ana Ivanovic!!!

AFTER: The Suttgart crowd is silenced at the conclusion of this fight, nobody expected such a beating of the local girl who just couldn't handle Ivanovic's superior reach and undisputed brutality. A truly bad day at the office for Sabine who probably can't wait to smell the Wimbledon grass instead. On the other hand Ivanovic simply breaths clay and vows to beat Maria Sharapova up at the French Open - or fellow compatriot Jelena Jankovic for the sake of the Serbian Empire - just to indicate she's truly back among the elite. Based on tonight's performance one wouldn't want to bet against the former champion rolling back some years and emerging as top contender in the French capital in a fortnight's time again.

Final result: Ana Ivanovic def. Sabine Lisicki TKO4.  
 

 

 

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