Ivanovic ready to fulfil potential

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic says she’s finally ready to fulfil her undoubted potential as she gears up to contest the Australian Open at her “second home” Melbourne Park. The Serb burst onto the scene when she won the French Open as a 20-year-old and appeared destined to claim multiple Grand Slams but struggled with overnight success and slid down the rankings. Ivanovic said she has a new-found confidence after beating some top names last year. “Confidence, preparation, everything comes into play. It’s a lot to do with confidence. It takes time for certain things to fall into place. Last year I really felt I made big steps towards winning more matches, beating top players. These kinds of things you sort of have to have in place in order to do well at the big events. I feel like I’m ready for next step.”