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sutho12 · Jan 30th, 2012, 08:37 AM

Someone must have news on jess whether on break or quit?

ozfan44 · Jan 30th, 2012, 02:23 PM

She played National Tennis League finals for Dalkeith during the second week of the aussie open...lost to Sally Peers like 4-2 5-3 or something like that....but dominated in doubles where she and Marissa beat Polak and Wlodarczak easily...

Word is singles career is finished but is still considering playing some doubles events...not sure when or where though...

sutho12 · Jan 30th, 2012, 06:31 PM

Oh ok thanks for info. Might be smart move to continue in dubs. Would be good to see her back asap

sutho12 · Jan 30th, 2012, 06:31 PM

Oh ok thanks for info. Might be smart move to continue in dubs. Would be good to see her back asap

Daniel. · Jan 30th, 2012, 10:41 PM

Now would be a good time to act while she still has a good doubles ranking, so she can get into small WTA events. If she had a reliable partner who she could play with every week, say Lertcheewakarn for instance, she could do alright.

If she's playing small WTA's or large ITF's she may as well play singles qualies for a hit, doubles-only players don't get a lot of matches.

Jason A. · Feb 3rd, 2012, 05:17 AM

I'm sorry to hear that Jess might be thinking of quitting. To me, she's a girl with talent and has got the ability to make it as a pro. Maybe she felt that she just hadn't got the rewards to be expected with the amount of effort that she had put in over the years. I won't claim to be an expert on her; I just didn't watch that many of her matches. That said, I do remember the match that she played against Liv back at the '10 wildcard playoff, and she definitely made an impression on me there. Liv easily won the power stakes in that match. That put Jess on the defensive in a lot of those rallies, but she scrambled and fought to get back everything that she could. It was clear to see that she really wanted to win that match, and she showed a lot of heart out there. I couldn't say anything bad about her attitude off of that performance, and that's an all-important attribute for a pro. Technically there were some clear pros and cons, and this is where things got complicated. For starters, she had good velocity on her first serve, and I thought that could be a weapon for her. On the other hand, she played with a lot of spin, and that had a clear downside. Yes, her groundstrokes were consistent, but there was no real pace or depth on her shots. In rally after rally, Liv was just running her around until she was far enough behind in the point that Liv could finally put her away. The other thing that bothered me is that even though she had a scrambler's mentality out there, she just did not have the foot speed to be successful with that approach. Defensive players have to be able to get a million balls back if they're depending on coaxing errors out of an opponent who is playing well; Jess did not look like a Wozniacki to me. Alright, so what's my verdict? Yes, I could definitely see her struggling to make it as a pro with the game that she showed that day, but I wouldn't describe it as hopeless. IMHO, Jess just needed a coach who could identify the weaknesses in her game and address them. Job #1 would be to get her some more power on her groundstrokes; she needed to be hitting through the ball more and flattening those strokes out. I think that that adjustment alone would have guaranteed her a successful future. Foot speed doesn't matter nearly as much if you're able to hurt people with your groundies, but I think even that weakness could've been remedied. Forget about people that talk about fast-twitch fibers all day long -- as if speed is something that you're either born with or without. If you're slow and you want to get faster, you've got to focus on developing your leg strength, and that means hitting the gym... hard.

Anyhow, whatever will be, will be. I hope that she gives it another shot, but if this life isn't for her, I'm still wishing her all the best.

AUSBOY · Feb 3rd, 2012, 03:43 PM

Jess actually overachieved given her talent due to some lucky draws. Unfortunately like you said, she didn't have the power or depth in her shots to ever give top 150 players a tough match.

Chris93 · Mar 19th, 2012, 07:41 AM

Jess is back

! She qualified in Ipswach she had a bye in round 1 won round 2 6-0 6-1. Then the final quallie round 6-2 7-5. She takes on Miharu Imanishi in the first round a winnable match. Lets go Jess

Daniel. · Mar 19th, 2012, 07:48 AM

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!

scottsue · Mar 19th, 2012, 10:28 AM

very happy to see Jessica playing again. Good luck in round 1.

petey_pan · Mar 21st, 2012, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by herbal

Jess is back

! She qualified in Ipswach she had a bye in round 1 won round 2 6-0 6-1. Then the final quallie round 6-2 7-5. She takes on Miharu Imanishi in the first round a winnable match. Lets go Jess

She just beat Imanishi 6-1 6-0

wow! LIttle break must have done her good!

Territory · Mar 21st, 2012, 02:12 AM

Wow the early signs are very impressive for Jess! She's lost 11 games in 4 matches (including doubles), although admittedly, she's hasn't played any tough opponents yet. But still, very happy to see her back and clocking up WTA points already

jack21 · Mar 21st, 2012, 02:22 AM

It is really great to see her back and winning matches. I hope that she gets to face Bella in R2, that could be a very interesting match.

Chris93 · Mar 21st, 2012, 08:02 AM

Jess

ozfan44 · Mar 22nd, 2012, 07:24 AM

Welcome back Jess