Full circle moment as Ana Ivanovic and Donna Vekic reunite at Upper Austria Ladies Linz 10 years on

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic and Croatia tennis star Donna Vekic reunited at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz after a decade.

In a picture posted on the social media platform X — previously known as Twitter — Vekic posted a picture with the 36-year-old. Interestingly, it is the same venue where the two were photographed a decade back during a WTA event.

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Ivanovic retired from the sport in December 2016. She had a more than decent time on the court in the singles category where she won a Grand Slam title as well. She lifted the French Open in 2008 after beating the former world number one Russia’s Dinara Safina in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-3.

That’s not it as Ivanovic also finished as the runner-up in major events twice. In 2007, she lost to the former world number one Belgium’s Justine Henin in the final of the French Open with a score of 6-1, 6-2. In 2008, the Belgrade-born lost in the final of the Australian Open to Russia’s Maria Sharapova with a score of 7-5, 6-3.

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On the other hand, Vekic is still playing at the highest level and is currently ranked 25 in the women’s singles category. She has won four WTA titles in her career.

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