It is April 10, 2007. Irena Pavlovic, 18 years old and 330-seeded, is going through a difficult period in her career. She suffered two severe ankle sprains. The first injury occurred in December 2006 while she was participating in a tournament in Dubai. Conclusion: a month off followed by a month's rehabilitation to get her back on track.She goes back on tour mid-February, reaches the quarterfinals of a $25,000 in Stockholm (see previous blog), and the final of a $10,000 in Portugal.

During the American tour that followed early March, she suffers a sprain to the second ankle in the first round of the first tournament.

The recovery and training period would be shorter this time for she is ready to compete again mid-April. Her main goal: The French Open at the end of May.