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Ana Ivanovic: First-round exit "worst thing that could happen"

Ana Ivanovic fails to hide her disappointment at crashing out of the Australian Open, but insists that she will remain focused for the remainder of the season.

Ana Ivanovic has admitted disappointment at her shock Australian Open first-round defeat at the hands of Lucie Hradecka this morning.

The fifth seed made a decent start to the contest as she raced into a one-set lead, although her Czech opponent, ranked a full 137 places below her, came out on top 1-6 6-3 6-2 at the Rod Laver Arena.

"It's really disappointing," Ivanovic told reporters. "You know, it's probably the worst thing that could happen. But still, the year is young and I really have to now sit and work on a few things and just maybe try to have a different approach to this kind of event and try to see what was lacking."

Hradecka will now face Polona Hercog in the next round later this week.

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Ana Ivanovic in action on day one of the Australian Open on January 19, 2015
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