Ana Ivanovic Rolls, Faces Kim Clijsters in Fourth Round at US Open

Former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic won the last nine games of her match on Friday to advance into the fourth round at the U.S. Open. She will face defending champion and No. 2-seeded Kim Clijsters in a matchup between two red-hot players.

Ivanovic defeated Virginie Razzano of France in straight sets 7-5, 6-0. Ivanovic, currently ranked No. 40, played solid all-around tennis -- generating 22 winners to Razzano's eight. She also converted on 78 percent of her first-serve points, while limiting her opponent to 49 percent.

Before the U.S. Open, Ivanovic was blistering the competition in Cincinnati, winning four matches in a row before injuring her left foot in a semifinal match against Clijsters. Ivanovic was forced to retire down 1-2 in the opening set.

Since Cincinnati, Ivanovic has recovered from her foot injury and is playing world-class tennis again at Flushing Meadows. The 2008 French Open Champion from Serbia last reached the fourth round at the U.S. Open in 2007.

Clijsters also won her third-round match earlier on Friday in straight sets. She defeated Wimbledon semifinalist and 27th-seeded Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-0. Clijsters has won 10 of her last 11 matches, including the tournament title in Cincinnati.

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Other than the semifinal match in Cincinnati, Clijsters won the only previous matchup between the two in 2007 on carpet in Antwerp, Belgium -- Clijsters' home country.