MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams' long winning streak has come to an end in a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 upset loss to Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
Williams, who reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in the world last year, hadn't lost a match since August, one of only four defeats in 2013, and came into the fourth round with 25 consecutive wins. It was her 70th match at Melbourne Park, a record in the Open era, and she set the mark for most match wins ever at the Australian Open with her third-round victory.
Ivanovic, a 26-year-old Serbian who rose to No. 1 in the world in 2008 when she won her only Grand Slam tournament title at the French Open and was a finalist in Melbourne, hadn't taken a set off Willliams in their previous four matches.
"It's not easy, you know, playing such a champion ... but she is also just a human and I know she has lots of pressure, too," Ivanovic said. "I just went out there swinging at the ball."
Ivanovic had 33 winners, including 20 on her forehand side. Williams hit 22 winners but made 31 unforced errors.
Ivanovic, currently ranked No. 14, advanced to a quarterfinal against the winner of Sunday's later match between Australian wild-card entry Casey Dellacqua and No. 30-seeded Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.
Another quarterfinal will feature two women who'll turn 32 next month, with two-time finalist finalist Li Na beating No. 22 Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-0 and No. 28 Flavia Pennetta upsetting No. 9 Angelique Kerber 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.
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