Clay is for pigs. Bring on Eastbourne and a strategic tank for Wimbledon!

:o :armed: IDEMO!

Glad to I go to Easbourne, then I can give her a ........
Cause she really needs it.

Clay is for pigs :haha: That's what we said for Maria last year when she lost to Safina :p

Progress is being made.

USO - 2R
AO - 3R
RG - 4R
WIMB - QF??

Progress is being made.

USO - 2R
AO - 3R
RG - 4R
WIMB - QF??

Wow :eek:
USO - SF :dance:
AO - F :yippee:
RG - W :drool:

Wow :eek:
USO - SF :dance:
AO - F :yippee:
RG - W :drool:

Exactly. Ana is just setting herself up to reclaim her Paris glory next year.

Hopefully you will bring more luck than me InsideOut:lol:

But my thread generated the best result in a slam in 1 year and the the best play by Ana in 1 year as well (2R and 3R). So I didn't do that bad:angel:

Exactly. Ana is just setting herself up to reclaim her Paris glory next year.

please stop jinxing her:sobbing:

please stop jinxing her:sobbing:

How is that jinxing her? Nothing in those posts are meant to be serious. LOL.

oh ok. I still hope she will win a slam at some point though:o:p

who else is there?Any chance for revenge against shrieky Vicky?

Is Maria playing Eastbourne ?
Clay is for pigs :lol::lol:
Do i need to say that i`m optimistic about grass season,i`m not kidding BTW
Ajde Ana

Clay is for cows :ras:
and nah, Maria is playing in Birmingham :)


USO - SF :dance:
AO - F :yippee:
RG - W :drool:I am terribly sorry but there's another pattern, Sharapova's slams: WIM-04, US-06, AO-08, RG-10:confused: I will be happy either way though :lol:

Good luck on grass Ana :yeah:

who else is there?Any chance for revenge against shrieky Vicky?

Yep she's entered.

This is the entry list on the website:

Elena DEMENTIEVA, RUS
Jelena JANKOVIC, SRB
Vera ZVONAREVA, RUS
Ana IVANOVIC, SRB
Victoria AZARENKA, BLR
Caroline WOZNIACKI, DEN
Nadia PETROVA, RUS
Agnieszka RADWANSKA, POL
Marion BARTOLI, FRA
Jie ZHENG, CHN
Amelie MAURESMO, FRA
Kaia KANEPI, EST
Anabel MEDINA GARRIGUES, ESP
Alize CORNET, FRA
Carla SUAREZ NAVARRO, ESP
Alisa KLEYBANOVA, RUS
Aleksandra WOZNIAK, CAN
Na LI, CHN
Anna CHAKVETADZE, RUS
Sybille BAMMER, AUT
Katarina SREBOTNIK, SLO
Sam STOSUR, AUS
Ai SUGIYAMA, JPN
Virginie RAZZANO, FRA

Yep she's entered.

This is the entry list on the website:

Elena DEMENTIEVA, RUS
Jelena JANKOVIC, SRB
Vera ZVONAREVA, RUS
Ana IVANOVIC, SRB
Victoria AZARENKA, BLR
Caroline WOZNIACKI, DEN
Nadia PETROVA, RUS
Agnieszka RADWANSKA, POL
Marion BARTOLI, FRA
Jie ZHENG, CHN
Amelie MAURESMO, FRA
Kaia KANEPI, EST
Anabel MEDINA GARRIGUES, ESP
Alize CORNET, FRA
Carla SUAREZ NAVARRO, ESP
Alisa KLEYBANOVA, RUS
Aleksandra WOZNIAK, CAN
Na LI, CHN
Anna CHAKVETADZE, RUS
Sybille BAMMER, AUT
Katarina SREBOTNIK, SLO
Sam STOSUR, AUS
Ai SUGIYAMA, JPN
Virginie RAZZANO, FRA

:lol::help::tape:

Ana is not even going to be top 8 seed for Eastbourne if Zvonareva plays.. :lol:

Don't worry. I think there's a good chance that Wozniacki could withdraw as well.

:lol::help::tape:

Ana is not even going to be top 8 seed for Eastbourne if Zvonareva plays.. :lol:

Wow. I gotta go ahead and once again reevaluate all my expectations as an Ana fan...

Clay was for Ana :sad:


Come on Ana, no more pressure, time to make your way back up the rankings again :hug:

Obviously last year was rubbish but Ana's had moments on grass even if it's her weakest surface. At least another 4RD and I'll be happy.

:lol::help::tape:

Ana is not even going to be top 8 seed for Eastbourne if Zvonareva plays.. :lol:

Top 8 seed? There are only 8 seeds. Which means that Ana becomes UNSEEDED :eek:

Top 8 seed? There are only 8 seeds. Which means that Ana becomes UNSEEDED :eek:

Unseeded and looming.. :lol:

We can watch Ana lose to Dementieva or Azarenka in the second round then.. :lol:

Unseeded is going to be a reality for the next while, probably right through to the US Open season. But hey look at the bright side, Ana's gonna to gain points just for showing up in Eastbourne. It's all up from here

:wavey:

Unseeded is going to be a reality for the next while, probably right through to the US Open season. But hey look at the bright side, Ana's gonna to gain points just for showing up in Eastbourne. It's all up from here

A first round loss means 2 points right? I think that wouldn't be enough to improve Ana's ranking numbers. She still has 2 points from Moscow as her 16th best result. :lol:

A first round loss means 2 points right? I think that wouldn't be enough to improve Ana's ranking numbers. She still has 2 points from Moscow as her 16th best result. :lol:

2 points :lol::lol:
When does this tournament start?
A week after RG or earlier

First round loss is 1 point. She got 2 from Moscow cause all points from last year were doubled.

At least she's not unseeded for all tournaments till US Open. Wimbledon has gladly more than 8 seeds.
Including the US Open she has only 420 points to defend from now on.

Btw, here's how the rankings look when I take all point off untill/including US Open.


01. Safina...... 6281
02. Zvonareva... 4920
03. V. Williams. 4537
04. Jankovic.... 4370
05. Dementieva.. 4285
06. S. Williams. 4108
07. Kuznetsova.. 3793
08. Azarenka.... 3761
09. Wozniacki... 3320
10. Ana......... 2754

First round loss is 1 point. She got 2 from Moscow cause all points from last year were doubled.

At least she's not unseeded for all tournaments till US Open. Wimbledon has gladly more than 8 seeds.
Including the US Open she has only 420 points to defend from now on.

Btw, here's how the rankings look when I take all point off untill/including US Open.


01. Safina...... 6281
02. Zvonareva... 4920
03. V. Williams. 4537
04. Jankovic.... 4370
05. Dementieva.. 4285
06. S. Williams. 4108
07. Kuznetsova.. 3793
08. Azarenka.... 3761
09. Wozniacki... 3320
10. Ana......... 2754


that's a nice way of looking at it:p Serena has a lot to defend:eek:

Worst thing about Eastbourne is fact that this tournament is playing in week when Wimbledon Draw is Out so no chances for Ana to improve from current #13 place to #9-#12 seeds group, which means instead #5-#8 girls in 4th Round she will draw #1-#4 Seeds (Safina, Serena, Venus or [j]Elena). Even if Zvonareva will not plays again, she will probably commit to draw, before final decision to withdraws... like she do it in Paris.

Ana should to ask WC for Birmingham, to reach TOP12 with QF (and than to tanked Eastbourne:devil:)... but she and her team is probably too "proud" for such tricky combination :p

Worst thing about Eastbourne is fact that this tournament is playing in week when Wimbledon Draw is Out so no chances for Ana to improve from current #13 place to #9-#12 seeds group, which means instead #5-#8 girls in 4th Round she will draw #1-#4 Seeds (Safina, Serena, Venus or [j]Elena). Even if Zvonareva will not plays again, she will probably commit to draw, before final decision to withdraws... like she do it in Paris.

Ana should to ask WC for Birmingham, to reach TOP12 with QF (and than to tanked Eastbourne:devil:)... but she and her team is probably too "proud" for such tricky combination :p

Would it really make a difference? She will probably not even reach 4th round... :sobbing:

Would it really make a difference? She will probably not even reach 4th round... :sobbing:

:lol: I hope she will, it depends on the draw, is she has normal opponents in the first 3 rounds (not Sharapova, etc.) then she could do it. If she draws Safina or Elena she could pull the upset, Venus or Serena, well just no:tape::lol::help:

:lol: I hope she will, it depends on the draw, is she has normal opponents in the first 3 rounds (not Sharapova, etc.) then she could do it. If she draws Safina or Elena she could pull the upset, Venus or Serena, well just no:tape::lol::help:

Definitely better to draw Elena/Safina than Venus/Serena :lol:
It`s not like she has a chance against them but still

Definitely better to draw Elena/Safina than Venus/Serena :lol:
It`s not like she has a chance against them but stillActually I'm talking about how to escape this scenario - not how to survive. My point is that if she ask for Birmingham WC and reach at least QF (even #13 ranked she will be 1st seed), Ana will escape this 50% vs. Williams sisters in 4th Round scenario. Also all other potential 5-8 seeds opponents is better scenario for Round 16 than red-hot Safina (and injured Zvonareva 1/8 part of draw is potential jack-pot).

Actually I'm talking about how to escape this scenario - not how to survive. My point is that if she ask for Birmingham WC and reach at least QF (even #13 ranked she will be 1st seed), Ana will escape this 50% vs. Williams sisters in 4th Round scenario. Also all other potential 5-8 seeds opponents is better scenario for Round 16 than red-hot Safina (and injured Zvonareva 1/8 part of draw is potential jack-pot).


She is not going to do that so no need to discuss that
Her draw is the smallest problem here.Venus/Serena are far away ,we should hope she won`t face Tanasugarn or Jie Zheng in first rounds

Definitely better to draw Elena/Safina than Venus/Serena :lol:
It`s not like she has a chance against them but still

She has a chance against Dementieva for sure. Elena is possibly in worse form at the moment.

She is not going to do that so no need to discuss that
Her draw is the smallest problem here.Venus/Serena are far away ,we should hope she won`t face Tanasugarn or Jie Zheng in first rounds

Add Dokic to that list as well. :help:

I definitely wouldn't like Ana's chances if she were to draw Jelena in the first round.

Add Dokic to that list as well. :help:

I definitely wouldn't like Ana's chances if she were to draw Jelena in the first round.

Totally
Dokic can be UE machine or just great
If she faces Ana,well she won`t be UE machine

Actually I'm talking about how to escape this scenario - not how to survive. My point is that if she ask for Birmingham WC and reach at least QF (even #13 ranked she will be 1st seed), Ana will escape this 50% vs. Williams sisters in 4th Round scenario. Also all other potential 5-8 seeds opponents is better scenario for Round 16 than red-hot Safina (and injured Zvonareva 1/8 part of draw is potential jack-pot).

There's also a large chance that Maria could be given a 5-8, 8-12, or 13-16 seed at Wimbledon that will bump Ana down one more place.

There's also a large chance that Maria could be given a 5-8, 8-12, or 13-16 seed at Wimbledon that will bump Ana down one more place.

They can only move seeds. Which means that Maria at least has to go to rank 32 or so. Which ain't gonna happen.

Easily the best threadtitle for a cheering thread over here EVAH. :lol:

Go ANA! Ajde!:rocker2:

I love Eastbourne, I'd love if she won it, but with her messed up serve she's not gonna do much on grass :sad:

:armed:

I love Eastbourne, I'd love if she won it, but with her messed up serve she's not gonna do much on grass :sad:

Shush :( :armed:

Worst thing about Eastbourne is fact that this tournament is playing in week when Wimbledon Draw is Out so no chances for Ana to improve from current #13 place to #9-#12 seeds group, which means instead #5-#8 girls in 4th Round she will draw #1-#4 Seeds (Safina, Serena, Venus or [j]Elena). Even if Zvonareva will not plays again, she will probably commit to draw, before final decision to withdraws... like she do it in Paris.

I still think either Zvonareva or Wozniacki will withdraw early enough.

I love Eastbourne, I'd love if she won it, but with her messed up serve she's not gonna do much on grass :sad:

She ain't gonna be doing anything on grass until she learns to deal with flat balls either. :tape:

Ajde Ana, nonetheless.

ooohh i love the small grass season, so i hope ana does well in it :rocker2: ajde

If the atmosphere in Eastbourne is the same as Queen's I totally flove it.:yippee: We all believe in you Ana! Ajde:armed::boxing:

Well Eastbourne is quite windy, dunno if that was what you wanted. :unsure:

Windy....:help: Not exactly. Wind is deffinitly not good for Ana, but maybe she can take it to her advantage. And no I meant the atmosphere, the court, the location its quite relaxing. Although it was quite slippery last year. Dunno for Easbourne I have never watched it.

You want your fix of Eastbourne, you HAVE to watch this: :hearts:

w1-5VZ_N5JY

Net play :)
I think that Ana`s grass loving coach would love this :lol:

^^ thanks and just wow. So this is where Ana needs to make an impact. Hopefully Kardon has been preparing Ana for grass all along. :bounce:

i think kardon will be obviously good for grass :lol:
maybe ana will take venus's wimbledon crown :devil:

I didnt know where to put this. Ana's Wimbly outfit:


http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/6864/showimageinimgtag.jpg

I didnt know where to put this. Ana's Wimbly outfit:


http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/6864/showimageinimgtag.jpg

another white mess:o

It's hard to say, but i think that dress is good.
RG dress is maybe boring(only different color from AO dress) but look what other players are wearing this year .Ana's dress is pure gold

The actual dress:

http://www.marieclaire.com/cm/marieclaire/images/J6/athlete-fashion-0609-23-lg.jpg

It might be brown for the Us Open..

this year Adidas went for asymmetry, just to emulate how asymmetric is Ana's mind:lol:

This dress looks good but it depends how it will look on her, if it's too baggy or too tight...

this year Adidas went for asymmetry, just to emulate how asymmetric is Ana's mind:lol:

:lol:

What if they make a straight looking dress? Will that help straight out her mind? :lol:

This dress looks good but it depends how it will look on her, if it's too baggy or too tight...

We have to see it on to judge I guess. The one she has now didn't look as awful in the first pics either.. :lol:

I guess she will only wear it at Wimbledon. I think she will still be in the blue mess for Eastbourne.

I like the dress. :hearts: It doesn't have lopsided boobs. :inlove:

Brown for US Open? :unsure: I think the dress would look amazing in black actually. :hearts:

I'm not sure what to be... positive, negative. Both have failed me as of now.

^OMG your sig is so sad...Ana, Misa and Dani :sobbing:

I know. It's a good thing Cirstea and Cibulkova were playing well.

I'm nervous about her game on grass. Somehow I feel it's either a total hit or a hot mess once again...

At least her dress looks better than last year's white flower petal mess:lol:

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm170/MeSuhsie/Wimby/0054080353700000_6_500.jpg
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm170/MeSuhsie/Wimby/0054080353700000_3_500.jpg
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm170/MeSuhsie/Wimby/0054080353700000_5_500.jpg

Hye, nice pics of the dress! Where did you get them?

Hye, nice pics of the dress! Where did you get them?

http://www.tennis-point.de/That's my secret:angel:

http://www.tennis-point.de/That's my secret:angel:

Thanks! :lol:

Ew :sobbing: the model is disgusting :help: The dress looks fine though :)

The model :tape: has tiny boobs, no curves, and the face of an ogre :help:

Ew :sobbing: the model is disgusting :help: The dress looks fine though :)

The model :tape: has tiny boobs, no curves, and the face of an ogre :help:

:lol:

Poor girl..

Ew :sobbing: the model is disgusting :help: The dress looks fine though :)

The model :tape: has tiny boobs, no curves, and the face of an ogre :help:

:spit:

Yeah, but if dress even looks good on her, imagine how STUNNING Ana will look:drool:

Nice dress.... should look better on Ana :)

Ew :sobbing: the model is disgusting :help: The dress looks fine though :)

The model :tape: has tiny boobs, no curves, and the face of an ogre :help:

:haha::haha:

I want Eastbourne to start already.. :lol:

I know I'm a bit :weirdo:.. and I'll be pissed again once Ana loses.. but hey, that's life as an Ana fan! :lol:

the dress is very Maria Saharapovesque... but it looks like it makes the butt look big, Ana's butt is already big so we can expect some huge showings:eek::lol:

the dress is very Maria Saharapovesque... but it looks like it make the butt look big, Ana's butt is already big so we can expect some huge showings:eek::lol:

:lol::lol:
I`m waiting to see Ana in that dress and then i`ll have an opinion about the dress :lol:
Nole and JJ are in Belgrade,but no news about Ana

:lol::lol:
I`m waiting to see Ana in that dress and then i`ll have an opinion about the dress :lol:
Nole and JJ are in Belgrade,but no news about Ana

Maybe she's in Maiorca?:o When will Eastbourne start?

Maybe she's in Maiorca?:o When will Eastbourne start?

Maybe :)
June 15-20

the dress is very Maria Saharapovesque... but it looks like it makes the butt look big, Ana's butt is already big so we can expect some huge showings:eek::lol:

:lol::lol::lol:

:lol::lol:
I`m waiting to see Ana in that dress and then i`ll have an opinion about the dress :lol:
Nole and JJ are in Belgrade,but no news about Ana

Hum.. in her presser Ana said she didn't know what she would do next, but maybe she would go back to Belgrade.. I guess if she was there, we would have news..

Maybe in Mallorca, as Luca said.. though I don't think there are any grass courts in Mallorca.. :o

Hum.. in her presser Ana said she didn't know what she would do next, but maybe she would go back to Belgrade.. I guess if she was there, we would have news..

Maybe in Mallorca, as Luca said.. though I don't think there are any grass courts in Mallorca.. :o

i'm sure she'll take some time off... hopefully not too much, she has 10 days to prepare for grass:o

i'm sure she'll take some time off... hopefully not too much, she has 10 days to prepare for grass:o

Sure.. she probably took some days off..

I'm not sure how all the preparations will actually help Ana.. of course she has to prepare.. but she spent a month practising on clay before Rome.. and well.. :sobbing:

I'm actually not as nervous about the upcoming events, knowing just how few points Ana has to defend. :) IDEMO! :armed: Do well on grass! :smash:

I'm not really expecting Ana to fall out of the top 15 because you're right, she doesn't have a lot of points to defend here on out.

What's the deal with the sig though?

What do you mean 'deal with the sig'? :unsure:

Is that how you feel?

I'm not getting it. :unsure:

I think its funny. That's all.

Though I disagree that her looks are overrated, I agree with the rest.

Oh you mean my sig. :rolls: Finally got it. :yeah:

Well her looks are sometimes overrated but the rest is true, unfortunately. :tears:

I'm actually not as nervous about the upcoming events, knowing just how few points Ana has to defend. :) IDEMO! :armed: Do well on grass! :smash:

I'm also not nervous.. I mean.. things can't get much worse.. so whatever comes is already a plus.. :lol::help::tape:

I'm also not nervous.. I mean.. things can't get much worse.. so whatever comes is already a plus.. :lol::help::tape::)Well,it's SOOOO nice to finally see one of your posts w/o the tear-filled emoticons.I do my best to cheer you up when you're suffering from Ana-related sadness,but it never seems to work:o

As encouragement to EVERYone,I cite the example of Dinara who's more than 18 months older than Ana and had the benefit of growing up in a tennis family.Yet,until she got her new coach last year,she was GROSSLY falling short of her potential...with no end in sight.Even with Krajan on board,Dina still had a mental meltdown against Peer at Wimbledon;however,she has gradually become a player who often tends to come through in tough situations.

They are different gals with different internal mechanisms,of course but,basically,it should be easy to see that,if a former constant choker like Dinara can rise from the ashes,so to speak,then :hearts:Sweet Ana:hearts:--hypothetically at least--can do the same:cool:

she sounds and looks so happy:eek: Maybe she'll pull a Bartoli (like Izzy loves to say:lol:) and start playing better after this big monkey is off?:o

Sharapova-Ivanovic Wimbledon F. I see it.

:singer: Ive got the bluuuuuuuuuues, baby! Ive got those... Ivanovic fan blues.
Said i got the blueeeeeeeeeeeeeeees babaaaaaaaay!
got those...gettingmyhopesupforanothertournamenteventh oughweallknowwe'llbecrawlingfromthewreckageagainin afewweeks blues.:music:

^:lol:

I'm also not nervous.. I mean.. things can't get much worse.. so whatever comes is already a plus.. :lol::help::tape:Izzy,I owe you an apology:worship::worship::worship:...everything you said about Dinara being a 2nd-rate 'pusher' was right...and that Ana was a MUCH more worthy champion.It was pathetic to see how Dinara TOTALLY choked out there...against a player like Kuzy who's also extremely shaky in clutch situations.Being the mentally weaker one vs. Kuzy is equal to getting outwitted by Wile E. Coyote or Elmer Fudd...just disgraceful.Dinara's future is on the same track as Pennetta's or Schnyder's:2nd-rate players who will NEVER win a Slam unless they're lucky enough to get a bunch of injury defaults....She may as well retire now and marry Evgeni Malkin or any other Russian hockey star who'll have her:rolleyes:

Izzy,I owe you an apology:worship::worship::worship:...everything you said about Dinara being a 2nd-rate 'pusher' was right...and that Ana was a MUCH more worthy champion.It was pathetic to see how Dinara TOTALLY choked out there...against a player like Kuzy who's a mental midget in clutch situations.Being the mentally weaker one vs. Kuzy is equal to getting outwitted by Wile E. Coyote or Elmer Fudd...just disgraceful.Dinara's future is on the same track as Pennetta's or Schnyder's:2nd-rate players who will NEVER win a Slam unless they're lucky enough to get a bunch of injury defaults....She may as well retire now and marry Evgeni Malkin or any other Russian hockey star who'll have her:rolleyes:

C'mon Bruce.. don't be so upset.. Safina is just having a hard time in big matches.. and Kuzzy played a good match.

C'mon Bruce.. don't be so upset.. Safina is just having a hard time in big matchesIn other words,"TOTALLY cHOKING"

:singer: Ive got the bluuuuuuuuuues, baby! Ive got those... Ivanovic fan blues.
Said i got the blueeeeeeeeeeeeeeees babaaaaaaaay!
got those...gettingmyhopesupforanothertournamenteventh oughweallknowwe'llbecrawlingfromthewreckageagainin afewweeks blues.:music:
:lol:

i agree, we can still dream though, Ana loves fairytales:angel:

It seems that Ana is thinking about playing doubles in Eastbourne. Wozniacki says in her latest blog that Sven called her asking if she wanted to play double with Ana, but she had to say no since her docs advised her to take it easy after her recent injuries.

I'm sure there are other girls that will be willing to play with Ana, and I think it is a good idea. The doubles can give her match play, help her with her net game, with her serve. I hope Ana really does play doubles in Eastbourne.

It seems that Ana is thinking about playing doubles in Eastbourne. Wozniacki says in her latest blog that Sven called her asking if she wanted to play double with Ana, but she had to say no since her docs advised her to take it easy after her recent injuries.

I'm sure there are other girls that will be willing to play with Ana, and I think it is a good idea. The doubles can give her match play, help her with her net game, with her serve. I hope Ana really does play doubles in Eastbourne.Just learned that Caro has only been studying Spanish for a year,and that's simultaneous with her trying to learn French and Russian.So,despite her wittiness,I don't think she got quite so friendly with Mama and Papa Verdasco as Ana did;).Still,I can't imagine that Caro would wanna play doubles with Ana unless it were a 'hope there's no hard feelings' gesture....Kind of a stupid choice on Sven's part,IMO,and it doesn't surprise me that Caro steered clear of that scenario.Still,aye DO like the idea of Ana playing doubles as a tune-up for the grass-court volley game,and Makiri has sort of been drifting between partners recently....Perhaps it's time for Ana to give her best WTA friend a ring again.An added plus is that is that Makiri rarely goes deep in singles draws at Premier tourneys so you wouldn't likely have a case where she could use her knowledge of Ana against her...as we saw with the RG disgrace yesterday

It seems that Ana is thinking about playing doubles in Eastbourne. Wozniacki says in her latest blog that Sven called her asking if she wanted to play double with Ana, but she had to say no since her docs advised her to take it easy after her recent injuries.

I'm sure there are other girls that will be willing to play with Ana, and I think it is a good idea. The doubles can give her match play, help her with her net game, with her serve. I hope Ana really does play doubles in Eastbourne.

Pennetta is playing Rosmalen so I really hope that 'suck team' can return in Eastbourne!

I'm SO happy to hear that Ana wants to play doubles again. Especially on grass, it can do her a world of good!

Just learned that Caro has only been studying Spanish for a year,and that's simultaneous with her trying to learn French and Russian.So,despite her wittiness,I don't think she got quite so friendly with Mama and Papa Verdasco as Ana did;).Still,I can't imagine that Caro would wanna play doubles with Ana unless it were a 'hope there's no hard feelings' gesture....Kind of a stupid choice on Sven's part,IMO,and it doesn't surprise me that Caro steered clear of that scenario.Still,aye DO like the idea of Ana playing doubles as a tune-up for the grass-court volley game,and Makiri has sort of been drifting between partners recently....Perhaps it's time for Ana to give her best WTA friend a ring again.An added plus is that is that Makiri rarely goes deep in singles draws at Premier tourneys so you wouldn't likely have a case where she could use her knowledge of Ana against her...as we saw with the RG disgrace yesterday

I also though.. "hey? Wozniacki of all people?" But I guess Ana got in contact with Sven, saying she wanted to play doubles, he sugested Caro and Ana agreed. I'm speculating though..

MaKiri could be a good option, but I think she is not in the main draw and would have to play qualies in Eastbourne. So I don't know.. But I hope Ana does play doubles.

I also though.. "hey? Wozniacki of all people?" But I guess Ana got in contact with Sven, saying she wanted to play doubles, he sugested Caro and Ana agreed. I'm speculating though..

MaKiri could be a good option, but I think she is not in the main draw and would have to play qualies in Eastbourne. So I don't know.. But I hope Ana does play doubles.You mean that Makiri couldn't enter the doubles draw only??She has to play singles,too??She might not normally agree to enter a tourney to just play doubles...but for ANA...maybe

You mean that Makiri couldn't enter the doubles draw only??She has to play singles,too??She might not normally agree to enter a tourney to just play doubles...but for ANA...maybe

She could enter only doubles.. but I highly doubt she would do it if it was not good for her singles career.. it's definitely still her main priority.

She could enter only doubles.. but I highly doubt she would do it if it was not good for her singles career.. it's definitely still her main priority.Well,I'm gonna risk Sjoerd's wrath on this one;) by saying that Makiri performs so poorly on grass,typically,that she could use all the possible tune-up available to her before Wimbledon

Doubles ,great :bounce:
I hope she plays
Well Federer didn`t choke today and he finally won RG :worship::worship::worship:
I don`t like him but i`m glad he did it
And he cries no matter if he had lost or won the match :lol::lol:

Doubles :hearts: Amaze. I was hoping she would.

She could enter only doubles.. but I highly doubt she would do it if it was not good for her singles career.. it's definitely still her main priority.

You're talking about Maria right?
She will play doubles everywhere if it's possible. Even so much that it is really hurting her singles career.
I'm sure it doesn't matter at all that Maria is on the qualies list now.
That Ana asked Caro first gives me not much hope that she would ask Maria next.
Hopefully Aga plays there with her sister.

It would be just so great to see my girls playing there together.

Ana should ask Jelena to play doubles with her 'cos their relationship is "superb" and they need the practice for Fed Cup. Jelena is amaze doubles player, she even has a doubles title on grass, in Birmingham.

:D

Ana should ask Jelena to play doubles with her 'cos their relationship is "superb" and they need the practice for Fed Cup. Jelena is amaze doubles player, she even has a doubles title on grass, in Birmingham.

:D

Playing with Maria would be my greatest hope.

Playing with Jelena would be my biggest nightmare.

^ :lol: I think it would be fun. It's just for practice anyway.

^ :lol: I think it would be fun. It's just for practice anyway.

I can't imagine that I would be happy if Jelena wins a match.

Ana should ask Jelena to play doubles with her 'cos their relationship is "superb" and they need the practice for Fed Cup. Jelena is amaze doubles player, she even has a doubles title on grass, in Birmingham.

:D

No please no :scared:
Since they started to like each other more and to call their relationship superb :rolleyes: they were playing bad
If they now start playing doubles together we better start preparing to cheer for them in qualification for AO 2010 :tape::lol::lol:

I'm SO happy to hear that Ana wants to play doubles again. Especially on grass, it can do her a world of good!

I agree. This is great news.

Love the doubles news too, she just needs to play as much as possible in the coming months, she's played only 9 matches since IW :o

OMFG, bring back the Glamour Girls MK/Ana together in doubles :hearts:

OMFG, bring back the Glamour Girls MK/Ana together in doubles :hearts:

YES :hearts:

And you need to come here more often :cool:

YES :hearts:

If you go to Makiri's pics thread--the current page--you'll find a tiny pic,click to enlarge of course;),from a doubles match with Maria,"Baby Ana" Cirstea and Caro in the same scene.It's probably at the end of the match b/c they're all at the net,heading in the direction of the chair,apparently.Needless to say,this photo is positively EXPLODING with beauty:hearts:

My worst nightmare would be Ana playing with Azarenka. :o

The outfit looks OK on her :)

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1043/anawimbly.jpg

The outfit looks OK on her :)

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1043/anawimbly.jpg

wow I like it, simple yet classy

wow I like it, simple yet classy

Exactly ,very nice :hearts:

The dress seems great! Hopefully it will bring her some much needed luck!

Hi Izzy:wavey:

with whom will she play doubles then? I like that she's willing to play and work more, it was just about time Ana, she's the player who played the least this year in the top50 i think:tape::rolleyes:

Last year after playing a lot of tournaments and playing doubles she finally managed to get some momentum and have a 2 good tournies streak (broken by the virus in Doha.....), so I think this will lead to her winning 1 tournament this year I hope:angel:

Hi Izzy:wavey:

with whom will she play doubles then? I like that she's willing to play and work more, it was just about time Ana, she's the player who played the least this year in the top50 i think:tape::rolleyes:

Last year after playing a lot of tournaments and playing doubles she finally managed to get some momentum and have a 2 good tournies streak (broken by the virus in Doha.....), so I think this will lead to her winning 1 tournament this year I hope:angel:

Hi Luca!

I don't know.. I hope she does play doubles.. I guess we will only know once the draw comes out. Ana has barely played this year.. she is definitely lacking some match play.

I really want her to win something this year! :sobbing: Hopefully she won't go titleless.. You know, I have a good feeling about Eastbourne.. don't know if a win, but I smell a good result.. Let's see if I have any prediction powers.. :lol:

Hi Luca!

I don't know.. I hope she does play doubles.. I guess we will only know once the draw comes out. Ana has barely played this year.. she is definitely lacking some match play.

I really want her to win something this year! :sobbing: Hopefully she won't go titleless.. You know, I have a good feeling about Eastbourne.. don't know if a win, but I smell a good result.. Let's see if I have any prediction powers.. :lol:

Really??? Let's see if you are right:p I hope she will do something... consider that even defending her W R3 points won't be that easy since she's n.13 (if Zvonareva doesn't play then n.12 though)... hopefuly something will click in her:o

Really??? Let's see if you are right:p I hope she will do something... consider that even defending her W R3 points won't be that easy since she's n.13 (if Zvonareva doesn't play then n.12 though)... hopefuly something will click in her:o

Well.. Being a seed, no matter which seed, she won't face any sedeed player in the first 2 rounds. So that doesn't really change with the drop in the rankings... She needs to have some luck and avoid floters like Sharapova or Dokic early on. :unsure:

Well.. Being a seed, no matter which seed, she won't face any sedeed player in the first 2 rounds. So that doesn't really change with the drop in the rankings... She needs to have some luck and avoid floters like Sharapova or Dokic early on. :unsure:

oh ok, hopefully she will defend then. As long as she defend her points I'm happy, my expectations have gone so low now:lol::help:

oh ok, hopefully she will defend then. As long as she defend her points I'm happy, my expectations have gone so low now:lol::help:

Mine too.. :sobbing:

Ana has only about 400 points to defend until after the Us Open. That's not much.. she would have to suck really hard to not defend them I guess.. :sobbing:

The dress seems great! Hopefully it will bring her some much needed luck!Y quien sabe mas a cerca de belleza que una brasileña hermosa?:)

The Wimbly dress is good, but the USO one is gorgeous :hearts:. It's also great that Ana has decided to play doubles again, great for her serve and volleying which is important for her grass court game. Since we know she probably asked Sven for a partner she will probably play with: Makiri, Sania, Raluca maybe even Sorana.;) Maybe if either of these are not free or not "too good" she will have to find it herself. Hope she will and plays doubles with someone.:bounce:

Ana will play doubles with Lisicki! YAY! I like her.. :bounce::lol:

Ana set for doubles in Eastbourne
June 08, 2009 / Eastbourne


Ana will play doubles at the AEGON International in Eastbourne, which begins on Sunday.

The 21-year-old, who played just one doubles match on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour last year, has been offered a wild card into the doubles draw. She will compete alongside Germany's Sabine Lisicki.

Ana enjoyed a career-high doubles ranking of No.50 in September 2006, after having played several tournaments alongside Russian Maria Kirilenko.

Ana will play doubles with Lisicki! YAY! I like her.. :bounce::lol:

she's my new favorite after Ana!!!:bounce::worship: Hopefully they will blow off the court their opponents and Lisicki will teach Ana how to serve:p

she's my new favorite after Ana!!!:bounce::worship: Hopefully they will blow off the court their opponents and Lisicki will teach Ana how to serve:p

:lol:

Ana could definitely get some of Sabine's serve mojo.. :lol: She was serving SO well in Charleston. I like her game. Haven't seen that much of her, but she did impress me in Charleston.

Great,Lisicki
She is also with adidas right
I`m really glad she will play doubles
If only we could see that match

Great,Lisicki
She is also with adidas right
I`m really glad she will play doubles
If only we could see that match

She is with adidas. I guess Ana got in contact with other adidas players, like Wozniacki, until she settled for Lisicki. I'm really glad she decided to play doubles, it can really help her game right now. We are definitely not seeing the match though.. :sobbing: I don't even know if we will be able to watch her play singles.. :sobbing:

Real Ana and Pocket Ana. :hearts:

Maria is adidas as well (even Yonex), sadly she didn't choose her.
At least there are more matches to watch now.

She is with adidas. I guess Ana got in contact with other adidas players, like Wozniacki, until she settled for Lisicki. I'm really glad she decided to play doubles, it can really help her game right now. We are definitely not seeing the match though.. :sobbing: I don't even know if we will be able to watch her play singles.. :sobbing:

I know but i would really like to see her play doubles :sad:
I`m hoping for some live stream for singles

I know but i would really like to see her play doubles :sad:
I`m hoping for some live stream for singles

Me too. I find doubles matches a lot of fun.

I guess there might be a livestream for singles.. hopefully...

Great :D What a team :drool:

:haha:

This should be good :lol:

Good luck team:yeah: Im not a fan of watching doubles, but whatever can help Ana im all for.
What was wrong with Lisicki before Roland Garros, didnt she have an appendicitis or something?

Good partner :D She's not done much in doubles though just 1 QF in Montreal last year and only 1 match this year in FC :unsure: Hopefully they can win a few matches.

I wanted suck team back :sad:

Real Ana and Pocket Ana. :hearts:

Pocket Ana is Cirstea silly. :lol::p

Pocket Ana is Cirstea silly. :lol::p

Not with that foul mouth she isn't! :(

YES!!!! Sabine :hearts: She's my second favourite, great team :p

P.S.: The best part of it is that I don't have to cheer for Azarenka or someone (EWWWW) to win a match. :lol:

Not with that foul mouth she isn't! :(

what did she say?:eek:

Not with that foul mouth she isn't! :(

Her fave curse word is damn :lol: you must be thinking of someone else. :wavey:

Her fave curse word is damn :lol: you must be thinking of someone else. :wavey:

exactly she looks so sweet:hug:

I like this team a lot. I'm glad she didn't team up with Kirilenko again... :tape:

Yes :banana: Gotta update the coaching thread. :)

For the Grass season Ana will work with Adidas again :O
Splits with Kardon :woohoo:
http://www.anaivanovic.com/index.php?path=start/news&detailpage=1561

:weirdo: I'm not happy about it at all...

Weird that they decided it just before Wimby, it's not like I expected her to suddenly shine anyway.

May grass season end quickly.

:weirdo: I'm not happy about it at all...

I`m thrilled :rolleyes::rolleyes:

I like this team a lot. I'm glad she didn't team up with Kirilenko again... :tape:

Why not? They already made a final on grass. Besides Maria is already 16th in the doubles ranking.

ok my hopes for the grass season are updated:

2R eastbourne double
QF Eastbourne
3R Wimbledon

Hard court season, next!

^With those results, she would defend all points up to Montreal. :hearts: Perfecto :)

Why not? They already made a final on grass. Besides Maria is already 16th in the doubles ranking.

I think people just see her poor singles results and don't even notice the doubles. She's having a good year in doubles. Anyways Maria probably wanted to play with someone more capable in doubles anyways. :ras:

I think people just see her poor singles results and don't even notice the doubles. She's having a good year in doubles. Anyways Maria probably wanted to play with someone more capable in doubles anyways. :ras:

Like who? Aga? Can't think of someone else. Aga might play with her sister.

I was just joking she'll prob end up playing with some random again :lol: anyone is good enough for her as long as she gets to play doubles :o

Ana says in the last news entry from her web (the one about Federer's win) that she caught a flight on sunday. I wonder if she went to Amsterdam to practice with Sven..

Ana says in the last news entry from her web (the one about Federer's win) that she caught a flight on sunday. I wonder if she went to Amsterdam to practice with Sven..

or maybe to Maiorca or England? Probably to England though:o

or maybe to Maiorca or England? Probably to England though:o

Yeah.. I guess she went to England. Probably to practice on actual grass, which is good.. at least she went 1 week in advance.

I was watching some matches on grass yesterday,it`s so strange after clay season
I forgot how important is the serve while playing on grass
Yes she probably went to England

I was watching some matches on grass yesterday,it`s so strange after clay season
I forgot how important is the serve while playing on grass
Yes she probably went to England

I'm watching Djokovic now in Halle. Grass court tennis is just so different.. The serve is extremely important, and also keeping low to hit the shots.

I'm watching Djokovic now in Halle. Grass court tennis is just so different.. The serve is extremely important, and also keeping low to hit the shots.

= disaster for Ana:o

= disaster for Ana:o

:lol::lol:
Nowak was down 2:5 0:40 in second set and won the set 7-5 :lol::tape:
But he has all sorts of troubles bc it`s clear he isn`t used to play on grass after so many months on clay
He can`t hit a flat FH even if his life depended on it :tape:
I wonder how will Ana adapt on grass,please Ana don`t lose in first rounds

= disaster for Ana:o

Yes... :sobbing: She has trouble keeping low to hit her shots and to move to get into position on grass. That and the inconsistent serve.. :rolleyes::sobbing:

How did she manage to get to the SF in 2007?I recall she beat Vaidisova in the QF... Actually there aren't many players who play well on grass, so with a bit of luck if she's playing decent she could do pretty good. Of course if she meets Williams or Sharapova it's over:rolleyes:

:lol::lol:
Nowak was down 2:5 0:40 in second set and won the set 7-5 :lol::tape:
But he has all sorts of troubles bc it`s clear he isn`t used to play on grass after so many months on clay
He can`t hit a flat FH even if his life depended on it :tape:
I wonder how will Ana adapt on grass,please Ana don`t lose in first rounds

Novak saved 5 MPS! He is winning this now on sheer will and determination. I wish Ana could learn a bit from this.. :sobbing:

Ana can and will be hitting flat shots.. her issues are different than Novak's. She has to keep low to the ball so her flat shots won't be going to the stands.. And get some consitency and placement in her serve. But I'll go on board and say.. "please Ana, don't lose in the first round.." :sobbing:

How did she manage to get to the SF in 2007?I recall she beat Vaidisova in the QF... Actually there aren't many players who play well on grass, so with a bit of luck if she's playing decent she could do pretty good. Of course if she meets Williams or Sharapova it's over:rolleyes:

From the 4th round on, she was winning on mental strength and determination. She took out Petrova in a rain delayed match coming from a break down in the third. Then saved MPs against Vaidisova. Unfortunately, Ana seems to have lost that mental edge that got her some many "exciting" wins in 2007.

But I agree.. if she avoids the Williams, Sharapova, Dokic.. in the early rounds.. and plays decent, she could reach a QF. That would be too much to ask though... :sobbing: And.. as the 13h seed Ana has 50% of chance of getting a Williams in the 4th round.. :sobbing:

Djokovic won.. Mental strength! :worship:

Novak saved 5 MPS! He is winning this now on sheer will and determination. I wish Ana could learn a bit from this.. :sobbing:

Ana can and will be hitting flat shots.. her issues are different than Novak's. She has to keep low to the ball so her flat shots won't be going to the stands.. And get some consitency and placement in her serve. But I'll go on board and say.. "please Ana, don't lose in the first round.." :sobbing:

Novak won :)
Yes i know she has a different issues
While playing on grass Novak is known as Bambi in Serbian forums :lol:
But to tell you the true i almost forgot how she plays on grass :tape:
Last year i only saw 3 matches,one was against some crap player ,after second round i was supposed to go out on dinner but i lost my appetite after seeing that match :tape:
And for the third match ,Ana just wasn`t there emotionally

Sharapova won 6-1 6-3:eek:

It will be interesting to see in which section of the draw she will end up... with Ana's luck i can only imagine:rolleyes:

Novak won :)
Yes i know she has a different issues
While playing on grass Novak is known as Bambi in Serbian forums :lol:
But to tell you the true i almost forgot how she plays on grass :tape:
Last year i only saw 3 matches,one was against some crap player ,after second round i was supposed to go out on dinner but i lost my appetite after seeing that match :tape:
And for the third match ,Ana just wasn`t there emotionally

I think last year's Wimbledon can not really be considered a sample of Ana's grass court game. She wasn't there emotionally since the beginning and whatever energy she had was drained in the match against Dechy.. also all her luck went away with that net cord. :sobbing: The match against Zheng was just.. :help:

I want to watch her play! :sobbing: Last year I had her on TV for her 3 matches.. this year I think I'll only be watching her on TV if she miraculously reaches a QF.. or if her 4th round is against one of the Williams, which I kind of would rather not.. :lol:

Sharapova won 6-1 6-3:eek:

It will be interesting to see in which section of the draw she will end up... with Ana's luck i can only imagine:rolleyes:

Sharapova seems to be in good form in Birmingham.

With Ana's luck she will get her in the first round... :sobbing:

Sharapova seems to be in good form in Birmingham.

With Ana's luck she will get her in the first round... :sobbing:

:lol: that would be like 1/128th possibility...:o But why isn't Sharapova using a protected ranking? It's really unfair that she's unraked, for her (if she has to play tough matches from the start...) and for the ranked players:o

I agree Izzy,last year she was too tired emotionally and this year well :rolleyes:
Schiavone isn`t a great player on grass but still i would not like Maria to be in Ana`s part of the draw :tape:
But what are the chances that she can escape having WS,Sharapova,Zheng,Dokic in her part of the draw :help::help:
It would be good for her i think to be in Dinara`s part of the draw :confused: But i`m not sure about that

I agree Izzy,last year she was too tired emotionally and this year well :rolleyes:
Schiavone isn`t a great player on grass but still i would not like Maria to be in Ana`s part of the draw :tape:
But what are the chances that she can escape having WS,Sharapova,Zheng,Dokic in her part of the draw :help::help:
It would be good for her i think to be in Dinara`s part of the draw :confused: But i`m not sure about that

OMG... add to that Radwanska, Stosur, etc.:o

OMG... add to that Radwanska, Stosur, etc.:o

Also Tanasugarn,Petrova maybe
Many many good opponents :(

Also Tanasugarn,Petrova maybe
Many many good opponents :(

i sense 2R loss, or 1R:o Please Ana come back to your senses:sobbing:

:lol: that would be like 1/128th possibility...:o But why isn't Sharapova using a protected ranking? It's really unfair that she's unraked, for her (if she has to play tough matches from the start...) and for the ranked players:o

Sharapova doesn't need to use her protected rankings, as her actual ranking is enough for her to get into tournaments. And there is no such thing as protected seeding. So even if she was unranked and used her protected ranking of world number 4, she would still be unseeded in the tournament. The protected ranking is used with the only purpose of entry in tournaments.

Sharapova doesn't need to use her protected rankings, as her actual ranking is enough for her to get into tournaments. And there is no such thing as protected seeding. So even if she was unranked and used her protected ranking of world number 4, she would still be unseeded in the tournament. The protected ranking is used with the only purpose of entry in tournaments.

OMG:o please stay away from Ana Screamapova:o:lol::help:

i sense 2R loss, or 1R:o Please Ana come back to your senses:sobbing:

Yes please! Ana, come back to your senses! Stop sucking! :sobbing:

Yes please! Ana, come back to your senses! Stop sucking! :sobbing:

you know if someone had told me last year after FO 2008 that Ana would be n.13 one year after and Safina n.1, I would have :spit:. I had never imagined that she could suck for so long so much:o I only started following her since 2007 FO and she was fearless, i thought she was going to dominate and see what we have now:o I would have never been her fan if I knew, but here we are, we are trapped:lol::o

you know if someone had told me last year after FO 2008 that Ana would be n.13 one year after and Safina n.1, I would have :spit:. I had never imagined that she could suck for so long so much:o I only started following her since 2007 FO and she was fearless, i thought she was going to dominate and see what we have now:o I would have never been her fan if I knew, but here we are, we are trapped:lol::o

Yes.. all this is just.. I don't think anyone could have tought it could happen. And I don't think Ana got any fans in this 1 year time period.. :lol::sobbing: But we all that saw her before, playing with so much style and being fearless, we are trapped.. :sobbing: I just read something in Tennis Magazine that got me depressed.. :sobbing:

Ana Ivanovic
In February, Ivanovic hired Craig Kardon as her full-time coach. After losing in the fourth round of the French Open, she dumped him, raising new doubts about the direction of her game. No one thought Ivanovic would become the dominant player on the tour (her game has too many holes for that). But her decline since winning last year’s French Open has been surprisingly steep for a woman of such talent. Ivanovic takes a lot of risks (flat strokes and lots of angles) and one can’t play that style of tennis without conviction. She’ll be working with team Adidas again, which (under Sven Groeneveld’s guidance) helped her win her first major. It might be a while before she wins a second one. Perhaps Kuznetsova can give her some encouragement.
Prediction: She wins the Australian Open in 2011.

http://www.tennis.com/features/general/features.aspx?id=177746

At least they still believe Ana can win a major in the future.. :sobbing: But her decline is really surprising to everyone.. We also have to say she was really unlucky with injuries and illness.. :sobbing:

Trapped is the right word :tape: :lol:
But whatever she will win Eastbourne and she will go to Wimbledon with confidence and have a good run there :hearts:

Trapped is the right word :tape: :lol:
But whatever she will win Eastbourne and she will go to Wimbledon with confidence and have a good run there :hearts:

Oh! Optimism!

:hearts:

Oh! Optimism!

:hearts:

No it`s not optimism,it`s more like losing contact with reality in this case :lol::lol::rolleyes:

Yes.. all this is just.. I don't think anyone could have tought it could happen. And I don't think Ana got any fans in this 1 year time period.. :lol::sobbing: But we all that saw her before, playing with so much style and being fearless, we are trapped.. :sobbing: I just read something in Tennis Magazine that got me depressed.. :sobbing:



At least they still believe Ana can win a major in the future.. :sobbing: But her decline is really surprising to everyone.. We also have to say she was really unlucky with injuries and illness.. :sobbing:

yes she's been very unlucky with injuries that came at the wrong times... but players have to deal with that, see what happened to Sharapova and how she was able to rebound right away... Ana needs to be stronger and be able to face challenges... there will always be problems, the key is to overcome them, not be perfect all the time, that's not going to happen:o

I think and hope in her career she'll win another RG and an AO... three slams would be great actually, see a player like Davenport who won only 3.... Wimbledon and US open i don't know, even though she played great on US fast hardcourts in 2006 and 2007, but when it comes to Williams/Sharapova... I don't think she can beat them there.

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I think Ana should watch out :lol:

YcuzaUgHKK4
I think Ana should watch out :lol:

:lol: Sabine looks funny, hopefully she'll lighten Ana up:angel:

Sharapova seems to be in good form in Birmingham.

With Ana's luck she will get her in the first round... :sobbing:

And Ana will beat her 6-0 6-2. :worship: The return of IvanoGOAT :hearts:

^ Totally agree:hearts:.Too much sobbing here on the forum :tears: :p Ana needs to stop this slump or we'll go crazy. We need Optimism big time. I believe that Ana we hear our cry and start playing better. A semi in Eastbourne and a win in Wimbly:hearts: A happy awakening to the awful nightmare. :)

^ Totally agree:hearts:.Too much sobbing here on the forum :tears: :p Ana needs to stop this slump or we'll go crazy. We need Optimism big time. I believe that Ana we hear our cry and start playing better. A semi in Eastbourne and a win in Wimbly:hearts: A happy awakening to the awful nightmare. :)

:(

Should be a win in Eastbourne and a win in Wimbly :hearts: In both singles and doubles :inlove:

forgive my foolishness I totally apologize.:p Ana winning all the upcoming tournaments singles, doubles and mixed:hearts::lol: And we should totally change this thread name to first final or win of the season ;)

Changed to reflect our well-founded optimism :hearts:

^:hearts:InsideOut :worship: my optimism buddy:hug: Ana just do it. :) The start of the new era when Ana wins it all.:hearts:

I was just checking Sven's facebook and he has a funny pic of Mats and Melle in a grass court that looks like Rosmalen to me.

What preparation is Ana going to have? I mean.. Ana can't just practice a proper grass court game all on her own, so I guess none.. she will get to Wimbledon and prepare a day before her match I guess.. :o

They don't care about her, which is sad. I don't understand why Ana went back to Groeneveld at all...
She's done for this year... I'm not expecting any good result before 2010.

I'm back!!:D

Ok, I just tried to catch up with everything that is going on!
Ana split with Kardon... WHY???? I thought he would be the one who could turn her into GrassGOAT Ana:confused: I know that it was just a trial, but why on earth did she have to split with him just week before Wimbledon? Did she assume it would be a good idea?:o
Please someone tell me that she knows what she's doing:sobbing:

They don't care about her, which is sad. I don't understand why Ana went back to Groeneveld at all...
She's done for this year... I'm not expecting any good result before 2010.

A wasted year then.. :sobbing:

I don't know.. the way they made the statement on her web it seems that she might look for a coach for the hard court season.. we will se I guess...

I'm back!!:D

Ok, I just tried to catch up with everything that is going on!
Ana split with Kardon... WHY???? I thought he would be the one who could turn her into GrassGOAT Ana:confused: I know that it was just a trial, but why on earth did she have to split with him just week before Wimbledon? Did she assume it would be a good idea?:o
Please someone tell me that she knows what she's doing:sobbing:

You can read all of our ramblings on the coach thread. I'm hardly a fan of Kardon, but I'm also puzzled by the timing.. I'm sure she has her reasons though.

Obviously Ana thins she is too good or has learned everything she can from Craig:rolleyes:. She totally needs :help: now and I am doubtful anyone can provide her that. In the end she will again say that was just the year where she was dealing with post grand slam win and that she has learned from her mistakes where she obviously hasnt:rolleyes:. But hopefully someday soon she will finally live up to her potential:drool:

Seeing that they split now, it was going to happen anyway, even if they waited until after grass. If Kardon is some kind of grass magician, and Ana did have success on grass with him as her coach, then how awkward would it be to fire him at that point? It might have made more sense to fire him now.
It seems safe to say that someone(Ana, or the team, or who knows..) didnt feel the relationship was working out. Personally, i see no sense keeping him around if that is true, just for 2 events. If a partnership isnt working, then its probably time to move on.
Ana went through this looking for a coach already this year. For all anyone knows, she might have had some other potential coaches then besides Kardon. We can only wait and see, but its possible she'll have someone new sooner than it seems.

Seeing that they split now, it was going to happen anyway, even if they waited until after grass. If Kardon is some kind of grass magician, and Ana did have success on grass with him as her coach, then how awkward would it be to fire him at that point? It might have made more sense to fire him now.
It seems safe to say that someone(Ana, or the team, or who knows..) didnt feel the relationship was working out. Personally, i see no sense keeping him around if that is true, just for 2 events. If a partnership isnt working, then its probably time to move on.
Ana went through this looking for a coach already this year. For all anyone knows, she might have had some other potential coaches then besides Kardon. We can only wait and see, but its possible she'll have someone new sooner than it seems.

Good post Jonny.. you are probably right.

I was just checking Sven's facebook and he has a funny pic of Mats and Melle in a grass court that looks like Rosmalen to me.

What preparation is Ana going to have? I mean.. Ana can't just practice a proper grass court game all on her own, so I guess none.. she will get to Wimbledon and prepare a day before her match I guess.. :o

This is what i said before
And i`m not blaming Sven and adidas team here.Ana just can`t show up whenever she wants and expect that they have time for her
This will be just like AO,she will practice a few days with Sven so they can say well she had a preparation before Wimbledon :help::help:
And having Craig for 2-3 more weeks is a better solution bc losing in 3R or 4R is better than losing in 1,2R.Especially when we know Ana`s confidence isn`t high
Her team and their decisions are really :hearts::hearts: I`m so trilled with them right now.:fiery::fiery:
Ana is still a kid and she obviously lacs confidence and what did they do?Left her without a coach a few weeks before GS.I`m sure another early exit will do wonders for Ana`s confidence :tape:
And even if she wonted to fire him(btw i don`t think this was her decision) you just don`t let her do that a few weeks before GS :tape::help:

Good post Jonny.. you are probably right.Let's hope to hell that he IS right about Ana having a plan;the alternative is too dreadful to consider....That Ana is just winging it ,depending on whatever her mood is for the moment,with no real plan to speak of.......Sorry to say that,based on post-RG 2008 events,I can't discount this possibility:eek:

Ana's team decision making habilities are quite questionable in the past year or so... And I'm not even talking about Kardon.. I mean, isn't there anyone in her team that sees how her serve is a mess? No one to get her a serve coach? Or maybe advise her to get a sports psychologist? I'm sure Ana listens to her team.. but they seem blind as well.. :o

The draw will be made tomorrow at noon. Hopefully Ana will have some luck... :sobbing:

The draw will be made tomorrow at noon. Hopefully Ana will have some luck... :sobbing:

For singles and doubles ?

For singles and doubles ?

For singles.. not sure about doubles..

I'm sure Ana will hit with Sabine for a bit to prepare for their doubles really...that alone should give her some practice. :)

And guys, let's be optimistic, it's been so bad for over a year now that it really can't get much worse. :(

And guys, let's be optimistic, it's been so bad for over a year now that it really can't get much worse. :(Hey,I was TRYING to be optimistic with the coaching situation...and look how wrong I was:lol::lol:....Still,I get your point.I feel like one of those people who want to somehow re-experience this awesome dream by thinking about it right before going to sleep.......and that dream was RG '08 and its aftermath:o

I was just checking Sven's facebook and he has a funny pic of Mats and Melle in a grass court that looks like Rosmalen to me.

What preparation is Ana going to have? I mean.. Ana can't just practice a proper grass court game all on her own, so I guess none.. she will get to Wimbledon and prepare a day before her match I guess.. :o
it's really pathetic... why on earth drop a coach before a Grand slam... what kind of decision is that? Maybe Kardon wanted to go? I still can't believe that she did that, it looks like AO all over again, Brisbane = Eastbourne, Wimbledon = hot mess

They don't care about her, which is sad. I don't understand why Ana went back to Groeneveld at all...
She's done for this year... I'm not expecting any good result before 2010.
:o this is too pessimistic... see Sveta how was she able to turn things around, even though it took time for her also. She also had to change coaches to finally get the winning formula with her actual team... problem is I don't think Ana is mature enough to understand what she needs...:o

So.. the draw has already been made I guess.. The qualifying draw took hours to be released though, so I expect the same for the main draw.. :sobbing:

I will spend the day out today, and I have to leave in a couple of hours, so I was hoping to see it before I go, but I guess it won't be on the web by then.. :sobbing:

:sobbing:

The draw is out.. awful! Ana gets Petrova in the first round.. :sobbing:

http://www.lta.org.uk/Global/Downloads/Results/2009/AEGON%20British%20Tennis%20Series/AEGON%20International%20-%20Eastbourne/Womens%20singles%20main%20draw.pdf

The good thing is that losing in the first round doesn't mean she will lose points... :sobbing:

Seriously, Ana has NO luck.. there is a qualifier x qualifier match up... Razzano x Cornet.. :sobbing:

Wow. I can't believe she's unseeded... But I guess it could be worse?

Wow. I can't believe she's unseeded... But I guess it could be worse?

Well.. we've been talking about Ana being unseeded in this tournament for a while.. there are ony 8 seeds.. :sobbing:

I don't mind this draw. Nadia is out of form plus there's pressure on her to defend lots of pts from last year. It's not a bad situation for Ana :shrug: If only she herself was in form...

And I don't think Ana got any fans in this 1 year time period..

Me...
Omg what was i thinking. :sobbing:
Nah, everything will be alright guys.
So she's bottomed out, everyone does (well maybe not everyone :o), just some earlier than others, in Ana's case, much much earlier... :unsure:
Im staying positive. So should everyone else, only upwards from here. :dance:

FWIW, i'd take Petrova over any of the other seeds in the draw. It's not the worst case scenario. :shrug:

Me...
Omg what was i thinking. :sobbing:
Nah, everything will be alright guys.
So she's bottomed out, everyone does (well maybe not everyone :o), just some earlier than others, in Ana's case, much much earlier... :unsure:
Im staying positive. So should everyone else, only upwards from here. :dance:

FWIW, i'd take Petrova over any of the other seeds in the draw. It's not the worst case scenario. :shrug:

:lol:
Petrova in first round :rolls:
No need to worry Ana will win
Ajde

Me...
Omg what was i thinking. :sobbing:
Nah, everything will be alright guys.
So she's bottomed out, everyone does (well maybe not everyone :o), just some earlier than others, in Ana's case, much much earlier... :unsure:
Im staying positive. So should everyone else, only upwards from here. :dance:

FWIW, i'd take Petrova over any of the other seeds in the draw. It's not the worst case scenario. :shrug:

Hi! Welcome to the forum. :D

What made you like Ana during all this slump? :lol::sobbing:

Well.. I think with Ana is all about match ups.. and Petrova hits hard and has a great serve.. which should help her a lot on grass. But well.. if Ana was playing well I would definitely not be worried.. the thing is.. she isn't.. :sobbing:

Same great match ups here
JJ vs Chakvetadze :lol:
So i guess Zvonareva is going to play unless she again withdraw in last minute
Ana unseeded :lol::lol:

I also think that Ana`s draw isn`t bad looking. If she can somehow find a way to get back to some kind of good form, then i can her making a nice run. I really hope that Ana can start getting it back together in Eastbourne next week.

nadia hasn't really shown great form since she has come back, so it's not a terrible draw

it's not great, but it's winnable, i suppose :lol:

i don't think Ana could have asked for a better draw.Petrova seems like the most vulnerable of the seeds even though i understand she's good at grass.I was hopin for an azarenka rematch though but now that seems unlikely.

Well I'm not hoping for Ana to win a match with this brutal draw really :rolls: Might as well just play two matches on grass and go straight to Wimby. :weirdo:

My goals for Ana against Petrova:
- Break Petrova's serve at least once
- Serve at least 2 aces and fewer than 2 DFs
- Avoid undesirable visits to Nadia's Bakery Eastbourne Branch, which I believe is out of business
- Have fewer than 5 stupid approaches to the net
- Have a positive winner-UE differential
- Smile :)

I hope Ana can do this and I'll be happy (yeah right)

Well I'm not hoping for Ana to win a match with this brutal draw really :rolls: Might as well just play two matches on grass and go straight to Wimby. :weirdo:

My goals for Ana against Petrova:
- Break Petrova's serve at least once
- Serve at least 2 aces and fewer than 2 DFs
- Avoid undesirable visits to Nadia's Bakery Eastbourne Branch, which I believe is out of business
- Have fewer than 5 stupid approaches to the net
- Have a positive winner-UE differential
- Smile :)

I hope Ana can do this and I'll be happy (yeah right)
You know, that sounds like a plan. Kind of like the baby steps I was talking about!

Of course she will smile and she will probably say around 100 times in the interviews that she's excited about a couple of things.

Of course she will smile and she will probably say around 100 times in the interviews that she's excited about a couple of things.

It's exciting. :p

That too. :lol: That's why we love her though, isn't it?

My goals for Ana against Petrova:
- Break Petrova's serve at least once
- Serve at least 2 aces and fewer than 2 DFs
- Avoid undesirable visits to Nadia's Bakery Eastbourne Branch, which I believe is out of business
- Have fewer than 5 stupid approaches to the net
- Have a positive winner-UE differential
- Smile :)
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Nice goals:lol: Ill add-
- win greater than 50% of the total points in at least one of the first two sets.

Hi! Welcome to the forum. :D

What made you like Ana during all this slump? :lol::sobbing:

Well.. I think with Ana is all about match ups.. and Petrova hits hard and has a great serve.. which should help her a lot on grass. But well.. if Ana was playing well I would definitely not be worried.. the thing is.. she isn't.. :sobbing:
Thanks. :wavey:
Haha good question, Im not too sure, you would have more of a clue than me. :lol:
I guess her dodgy ball toss, lop sided mess Adidas called an outfit, the unpredictable form and her hunched fistpumps rolled into ajde's converted me. :p
:cuckoo: Heh crazy i know, i wonder how long i can handle insane Ana.

You guys seem to be handling it alright, i think. :lol:

:sobbing: Her draw is:help:

I really hope that Ana can win against Nadia, but it will be pretty damn tough!

Well I'm not hoping for Ana to win a match with this brutal draw really :rolls: Might as well just play two matches on grass and go straight to Wimby. :weirdo:

My goals for Ana against Petrova:
- Break Petrova's serve at least once
- Serve at least 2 aces and fewer than 2 DFs
- Avoid undesirable visits to Nadia's Bakery Eastbourne Branch, which I believe is out of business
- Have fewer than 5 stupid approaches to the net
- Have a positive winner-UE differential
- Smile :)

I hope Ana can do this and I'll be happy (yeah right)

She always smiles:lol:
I actually don't care about how often she approaches the net I just want her to use her brain when doing it:help:

I wish everything goes well on ANA 'S side from the beginning of grass season and the rest.
GOOD LUCK ANA.............

i don't think Ana could have asked for a better draw.Petrova seems like the most vulnerable of the seeds even though i understand she's good at grass.I was hopin for an azarenka rematch though but now that seems unlikely.

I completely agree. I look forward to Ana's first match.

OMG Petrova in the first round:o:tape::help:

Next! Wimbledon...

Yay it's the perfect draw that Ana needs. I agree Petrova is vulnerable, but she is a big name ;) If Ana beats her she will gain confidence regardless if Petrova was playing good or was a UE machine. A couple of big wins and she will be back on track :kiss:

Yay it's the perfect draw that Ana needs. I agree Petrova is vulnerable, but she is a big name ;) If Ana beats her she will gain confidence regardless if Petrova was playing good or was a UE machine. A couple of big wins and she will be back on track :kiss:

i like your optimism, but i doubt that's going to happen:sobbing: But I guess we are used to losing now so it's ok:o

OMG Petrova in the first round:o:tape::help:

Next! Wimbledon...

I feel the same :o :sobbing:

i like your optimism, but i doubt that's going to happen:sobbing: But I guess we are used to losing now so it's ok:o

Yea we are used to it :sobbing: maybe she will fall out of top 50:ignore: and we won't be able to expect wins even in qualies :tape::help::sad:

its hard to believe shes ranked 13 to be honest.:spit: I mean, 3R, 2R, 3R, 4R, plus Linz and a final at Indian Wells, thats all it takes to be the #13? Ana can at least put up those results over the next year.:cool:

its hard to believe shes ranked 13 to be honest.:spit: I mean, 3R, 2R, 3R, 4R, plus Linz and a final at Indian Wells, thats all it takes to be the #13? Ana can at least put up those results over the next year.:cool:

yes i also think she should be able to go into top 10 or close even in crappy form... problem is if she has this kind of luck when she's unseeded she's not going to get many more points:o

Yea we are used to it :sobbing: maybe she will fall out of top 50:ignore: and we won't be able to expect wins even in qualies :tape::help::sad:

OMG that I hope not, even if she's being crap since 1 year she is still top 20, she's still a fighter so she won't be tanking matches like Vaidisova:o