The No.11-seeded Ivanovic was the first of the pair to advance, pulling off a grueling 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win over No.13 seed Carla Suárez Navarro. The win came a day after Ivanovic pulled off one of the biggest surprises of the week, stunning No.8 seed Maria Sharapova in straight sets (read more here).
"I enjoy big moments like yesterday, but you have to put them behind you for the next one," Ivanovic said. "I knew I had to be ready again for today because it was going to be a tough one. From the first moment
I expected a lot of long rallies because Carla's a very good player on clay - but her shots suit me, so I can try and hit a lot of winners and come into the next to finish off the points against her.
" The No.1-seeded Williams followed at night with a 6-1, 6-3 victory against Zhang Shuai, throwing down 35 winners to just 22 unforced errors to outdo the Chinese rising star in an hour and nine minutes. Williams leads Ivanovic in their head-to-head, 4-1, but there's a revenge factor for Williams - that one Ivanovic win came in their last meeting, and at a Grand Slam too, in Australia earlier this year.
"I think it's a different match on a different surface," Ivanovic said of the looming match-up. "Both of us have a clear style of game and it kind of depends on the surface, but no matter what, it's going to be a tough match. She has won a lot of tournaments on clay and she plays very well on every surface. "She has done a lot for women's tennis. It's always challenging to face such a good player."
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