Ana Ivanovic will have to deal with the added pressure of being the favourite if she is to lift her first Grand Slam title in the French Open final against Russian survivor Dinara Safina on Saturday. The second seed, last year’s runner-up, is assured of the world number one ranking whatever happens against the 13th-seeded Safina, who knocked out previous incumbent Maria Sharapova in the fourth round at Roland Garros.For the first time in three Grand Slam final appearances, Ivanovic will be expected to win.However, Safina is a tough nut to crack, as Sharapova, Elena Dementieva and Svetlana Kuznetsova can vouch. Marat Safin’s younger sister twice came back from match point down to advance and is ready to give her all to clinch her first Slam title.“If I have to die, I will have to die on the court, because there is no more point in saving energy for nothing, so I have to give all my energy,” she said.
