Ivanovic coy about WTA Finals hopes

Ana Ivanovic did not dare discuss her chances of reaching the end-of-season WTA Finals on Saturday despite making a rip-roaring start to the China Open.

After a slow opening, the former world No 1 reeled off 10 games in a row to beat a shell-shocked Casey Dellacqua 6-4, 6-0 and set up a second-round match with Venus Williams.

A raft of late-season injuries and retirements have raised the chances of ninth-ranked Ivanovic reaching the year-ender in Singapore but she refused to jinx herself by discussing it publicly.