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Barker · Jan 16th, 2013, 10:51 PM

oh boy, thee match of all shitfesters will finally happen in r3. they are obviously both useless, but have no doubt, anci will dismantle jeja to her elementary particles

the only thing keeps me going is that they play on my kid's 1st birthday, so kaman jj, if you want some legacy to leave for the next generations (at least in my family

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MB. · Jan 16th, 2013, 11:42 PM

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Maybe she's saving herself for the next 5 matches?

It's the only logical explanation for the crapfest my eyes saw for two hours.

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Well, in my mind, Jelena had two different successful playing styles in her career - the 2006-2007 one, where she had no serve or power but used her brain resulting in more variety (top-class humiliating lobs

), and the 2008 one, where she had more power, better serve but stuck to the baseline and used her faithful BH DTL to execute. And then, she let her lazy side win, she completely gave up on thinking on court and decided to take the seemingly easy route of a quasi-ballbasher which has led her to where she is now. i'll never understand why she was never able to combine her newly found aggression with using her brain.

This is a great assessment of her evolution in tennis and one I subscribe to.

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Can anyone summarize the first 2 sets for me? I watched the 3rd set on ESPN3 and it just seemed like Koehler imploded (from being so close to close out the match I'm assuming), JJ didn't really do anything but keep the ball in play from what I saw (and she couldn't even do that properly)

Koehler's FH was hitting quite a few winners and JJ was not targeting BH as she should have (but even her BH was not so bad--at least, it didnt break down, but didnt gain her anything either). Decent first serve the first set, or two, as well.

sav001 · Jan 17th, 2013, 02:55 AM

Just heard the commentator in Australia say JJ and Ana are scheduled for 2nd on Hisense Arena after Watson vs Radwanska.

Renalicious · Jan 17th, 2013, 05:45 AM

Just checked the schedule.

I think it's so stupid that a match up between two former world No. 1's from the same country gets a match on HISENSE in the DAY while kerber vs an unknown gets RLA? Wtf??

claypova · Jan 17th, 2013, 05:48 AM

This is a travesty

Potato · Jan 17th, 2013, 05:59 AM

I'm so mad. Those two and the audience deserve RLA. This match would've been the 2nd most exciting matchup other than Vee/Masha

SchTeTa · Jan 17th, 2013, 06:05 AM

I explain it to U! America and China(maybe even Germany) are big important countries and it's about as* kissing and nothing more.

But I know the Serbian fans will make chaos in the Hisense Arena and I can't wait for it to happen!

It would even be better if Agniezska looses before! XD

I will go mad if Ana kicks her ass! Ana wining is more or less oKay but Ana destroying JJ would be devastating!

Brena · Jan 17th, 2013, 06:24 AM

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I personally enjoyed her 2008 gamestyle the most. Those crushing backhand DTL's out of nowhere and lopping forehand CC's.

That was beautiful as well. What I don't get is why she wasn't able (or willing) to combine those two styles? I mean, in 2006/07 she showed she could master technique well enough to compensate for her lack of power and serve. She never learnt how to hit drop-shots but her lobs were SICK. Then, in 2008, she improved her serve and started playing more aggressively terrorising everyone with that BH, and even had a decent FH for a while, but she completely gave up on the variety of the previous seasons. I mean, why?? Why couldn't she incorporate it in her new, more aggressive game? That combined game would have been a thing of beauty!

sav001 · Jan 17th, 2013, 08:47 AM

In other news JJ won her first round doubles match today, 6:4 1-6 6:3

Linguae^ · Jan 17th, 2013, 09:09 AM

Jelena and Mirjana are through, yes.

Renalicious · Jan 17th, 2013, 09:14 AM

I won't be able to watch the Ana match.

could be a blessing in disguise I guess? But I am so devestated.

I'm stuck in a TVless/internetless apartment because everything is flooded over here.

Brena · Jan 17th, 2013, 09:30 AM

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I won't be able to watch the Ana match.

could be a blessing in disguise I guess? But I am so devestated.

I'm stuck in a TVless/internetless apartment because everything is flooded over here.

Flood > watching JJlena lose to Anci

j/k,

Foon_JJ · Jan 17th, 2013, 11:26 AM

i won't be able to watch JJ vs Miss Ajde...hv to work...jbt...
Good luck JJ!!!!!!!!

Nina. · Jan 17th, 2013, 11:48 AM

Ah damn, I hoped it would be the first match at least so that I can still have a relatively normal sleep

Snex · Jan 17th, 2013, 12:15 PM

Why are you (almost) all so sure that JJ will lose to Anci?

They both play crappy, but any of them can win.

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i won't be able to watch JJ vs Miss Ajde...hv to work...jbt...
Good luck JJ!!!!!!!!