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Defending champ Ivanovic off-kilter in lopsided loss

By Greg Garber
Special to ESPN.com

Sunday, May 31, 2009

The other champ dethroned PARIS -- It was jarring to see the defending ladies champion go down so quickly, so easily, but in the final analysis it wasn't really surprising. Victoria Azarenka, rising with a bullet, has not behaved like a teenager this year, winning three titles -- including Miami -- and 32 matches now, tied for the first on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Ana Ivanovic, who broke through here last year with her first Grand Slam title, has struggled, winning barely half her mat ...

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