The big names in the Mercury Insurance Open draw took some time out to talk to the media before their opening matches at the All-Access Hour on Monday afternoon. Ana Ivanovic said :On how she got the bruise on her elbow...
"I was practicing and the guy was at the net and I was at the back, and I was trying to reach for a backhand and kind of tripped over my own feet! I was trying to catch myself. He didn't get the ball at the net - I blamed him, of course!"
On what she thinks of Novak Djokovic's gluten-free diet...
"I'm doing the same thing. In Australia a few years ago, when I was doing my off-season there, the osteopath I worked with was the first one to suggest it to me. I've been on and off with it because it's hard to keep up with when you're travelling - in the US it's great and Australia too, but it's not so easy in Europe, especially in England and France... but it does help. For years I've been avoiding pasta - it makes me feel bloated and heavy, so I eat rice instead. I also avoid bread, scones... it's not too crazy. It has become a way of life for me, really."
Source: Official website WTA
