US Open Stat Attack: End of the road for the beautiful Ana

US Open Betting / Ben Caudell / 01 September 2011 /

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Ana Ivanovic complains to the trainer after suffering an injury during her first round match on Tuesday

"Cetkovska has won eight of her last nine overall in America and on hard-courts, four of her last five at Grand Slam level, seven of her last eight against big servers, and four of her last five when priced as an underdog."

Ana Ivanovic is one of the more popular players on the WTA Tour but Ben's stats, an injury and the mourning of a loved one suggest she's there for the taking today.

5 Reasons to Back

Petra Cetkovska to defeat Ana Ivanovic @ [2.20]

•26 year old Cetkovska, who was ranked outside of the top 100 in 2010 has had a break through summer in 2011 that has so far seen her rise to an all-time high of 32 in the World Rankings.

•The Czech's superior form includes a winning streak of seven matches that saw her qualify for the main draw in New Haven and then go onto reach the final defeating four top seeds: Carla Suarez Navarro, Agnieszka Radwanska, Marion Bartoli and Na Li before losing to Caroline Wozniacki.

•The Paris resident can also mix it up on other surfaces, she made the finals of the Petange clay court ITF event in Luxemburg and the fourth round of this year's Wimbledon, where she defeated tonight's opponent Ana Ivanovic in straight sets( 6-2 7-6)

•Cetkovska has won eight of her last nine overall in America and on hard-courts, four of her last five at Grand Slam level, seven of her last eight against big servers, and four of her last five when priced as an underdog. Her impeccable figures also include a 3-2 winning record against top 10 players and she is 6-4 against top 20. Over the past 12 months Petra has won 75% of her matches played on hard-courts, Ana has won 62%

•The fact that Ivanovic's blood pressure was checked by a trainer at the final changeover in her first round match against Ksenia Pervak is worrying for the Serbian. She mentioned after her match that she felt overwhelmed while thinking about the recent death of her grandfather.

3-0 lay of the day - lay Tomas Berdych 3-0 v Fabio Fognini @ [1.61]

•Italian Fognini holds a 1-0 head-to-head series lead over Berdych (Monte Carlo 2009 1-6 6-3 6-3)

•The 24 year old has won six of his last seven five set matches and five of his last six in Grand Slams

•Berdych has been suffering from a shoulder injury that saw the Czech superstar recently retire from his semi-final match against Novak Djokovic in Cincinnati. His US Open form since 2007 has also been questionable, losing in the first round in both 2008 and 2010.

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