It hasn't been easy for her throughout her career. There have been many moments that even today, when she talks about it, Ana shudders... Thus, Ivanovic revealed that in 2015 she played at the Australian Open with a broken toe, writes bTV.
"It was so painful, I was shaking all over, and three days later the tournament started. The doctors told me: "Listen, you can't do anything with your toe. We can't put it in a cast..." It was so swollen that I can still feel it to this day. And nothing, they told me to take painkillers. In the end, I played with a broken toe," says Ana.
In the last month, the former No. 1 in the world of tennis at the center of public attention because of the news of her divorce from Bastian Schweinsteiger, who was caught in the act with Bulgarian Silva in Mallorca.
The love story of Ana and Schweinsteiger
Do you know how Bastian Schweinsteiger proposed to Ana Ivanovic? In the Bild podcast, recorded in 2023, Schweinsteiger revealed all the details...
"I met Ana for the first time in New York. We were introduced by a mutual friend, basketball player Stefan Hamann. At that time, I didn't speak very good English, so I listened to Ana more than I spoke. I was on the defensive, watching what would happen. I soon realized that she was the woman of my life. You experience this special feeling when you are with this person and when you look deep into their eyes, you know it is love. That's what happened to me with Ana", he said, then added: I "bought" Ana's family when I flew to Belgrade and asked her father for her hand in marriage in Serbian.
How did he propose to her?
"There are small parks in London that are only accessible to locals. And then I secretly rented the park from the movie “Notting Hill“. I knew she was curious and when we were walking, we passed right by this park and the gate was open. I suggested we go in, which she agreed to. We went in and then I proposed to her. It was a complete surprise for her".