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Archer16 · Mar 9th, 2012, 10:13 PM

Very surprising, but given her track record, I'll believe it only when she starts a match.
If, unexpectedly, she will take part in this 10K, I'll be actually surprised if she doesn't win it, even after 4 years without play. We've seen these comebacks in higher levels, and she's got more skills than the rest of the field combined.
But I'm not getting my hopes too high.

ronim1 · Mar 10th, 2012, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Archer16

Very surprising, but given her track record, I'll believe it only when she starts a match.
If, unexpectedly, she will take part in this 10K, I'll be actually surprised if she doesn't win it, even after 4 years without play. We've seen these comebacks in higher levels, and she's got more skills than the rest of the field combined.
But I'm not getting my hopes too high.

I agree completely.

shirgan · Mar 10th, 2012, 05:26 PM

Her part of the qualies draw:

CRO Tena LUKAS [4] vs. BYE
ITA Marianna NATALI vs. ISR Evgenia LINETSKAYA
THA Helen DE CESARE vs. SWE Brenda NJUKI
USA Sanaz MARAND vs. ROU Bianca HINCU [12]

Tenisci · Mar 11th, 2012, 03:50 PM

She lost in 2nd quali

Archer16 · Mar 11th, 2012, 08:56 PM

Q1: Evgenia LINETSKAYA (ISR) 6-1 6-0 Marianna NATALI (ITA)
Q2: Tena LUKAS (CRO) [4] 4-6 6-2 6-4 Evgenia LINETSKAYA (ISR)

I don't know what is more shocking: that she actually played or that she didn't make it through qualies...
Now, is it the start of a comeback or a flash in the pan?

shirgan · Mar 11th, 2012, 10:42 PM

the day of her loss she withdrew from all the tournaments she was listed in for the coming weeks, including a late withdrawal from the qualies in turkey for next week. That doesn't seem like she's very determined, but we'll see if she comes back after a couple of weeks.

ronim1 · Mar 12th, 2012, 08:09 AM

As much as we'd like to see her performing a miraculous come back,the chances of her starting and maintaining a stable
professional tennis player's life, is not higher than zero.

shirgan · Apr 9th, 2012, 07:56 AM

Doing better in Hvar, Croatia 10k qualies so far:
Q1: Evgenia LINETSKAYA (ISR) 2-6 6-2 7-5 Blaga DELIC (CRO)
Q2: Evgenia LINETSKAYA (ISR) 6-1 6-1 Kristina ALILOVIC (SWE)
Q3: Evgenia LINETSKAYA (ISR) 7-6(2) 6-3 Giada CLERICI (ITA)

She still needs to win one more match in order to qualify (Against 1st seed)
and then she has to win the 1st round match in the maindraw to get her first point.

So still a lot of work but she's still playing, so we'll see

neospecialist · Apr 9th, 2012, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by shirgan

Doing better in Hvar, Croatia 10k qualies so far:
Q1: Evgenia LINETSKAYA (ISR) 2-6 6-2 7-5 Blaga DELIC (CRO)
Q2: Evgenia LINETSKAYA (ISR) 6-1 6-1 Kristina ALILOVIC (SWE)
Q3: Evgenia LINETSKAYA (ISR) 7-6(2) 6-3 Giada CLERICI (ITA)

She still needs to win one more match in order to qualify (Against 1st seed)
and then she has to win the 1st round match in the maindraw to get her first point.

So still a lot of work but she's still playing, so we'll see

She made it in to the main draw.

Evgeniya Linetskaya (ISR) d. (1)Margarida Moura (POR) 63 62

shirgan · Apr 10th, 2012, 03:46 PM

one point secured:

1R: (Q) Evgenia LINETSKAYA (ISR) 6-3 6-1 (WC) Marlies SZUPPER (AUT)

shirgan · Apr 11th, 2012, 03:18 PM

2nd round she will play against (Q)Petra Rohanova (CZE) who defeated the 3rd seed.

If she wins the tournament (still a long way to go, I know) she could enter the ranking list next week already.
The rule says a player needs points from 3 tournaments, or 10 points or more. a 10k tournament win is worth 12 points.

ronim1 · Apr 11th, 2012, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by shirgan

2nd round she will play against (Q)Petra Rohanova (CZE) who defeated the 3rd seed.

If she wins the tournament (still a long way to go, I know) she could enter the ranking list next week already.
The rule says a player needs points from 3 tournaments, or 10 points or more. a 10k tournament win is worth 12 points.

And than?

Will she change her character and be able to commit?

shirgan · Apr 12th, 2012, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ronim1

And then?

Will she change her character and be able to commit?

I'm not sure it's exclusively a character problem. I think life circumstances had something to do with it as well.
If she's in a better place now than she was before in her life, maybe it will be easier for her to persist

ronim1 · Apr 12th, 2012, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by shirgan

I'm not sure it's exclusively a character problem. I think life circumstances had something to do with it as well.
If she's in a better place now than she was before in her life, maybe it will be easier for her to persist

Let's hope so for her sake, and for the Israeli tennis future.
Her potential is very high.

shirgan · Apr 12th, 2012, 02:37 PM

2R: (Q)Evgeniya Linetskaya (ISR) d. (Q)Petra Rohanova (CZE) 64 63

next up: Tereza Smitkova (CZE)