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Originally Posted by ivananda

"Ana worked hard on her first day: sparring with left- handed Australian Storm Sanders was continued with a practice against Christina Mc Hale, after which she warmed up Donna Vekic for her first Australian Open match. Last practice of the day was an hour of play with Petra Martic. All that tennis was wrapped up with a condition training in the afternoon- informed us Christian Schneider."...from Ana's web site.

Oluja was sparring with Storm. They miss Tornado only. hahaha
BTW...Where is Tornado ?

I like the name Oluja
It has a ring to it
I am sure her and Storm are both deadly

[okramb]

Originally Posted by ivananda

Probably not. Tornado is Alicia Black. You probably think that Tornado is Taylor Townsend.

Yes you are right my mistake...

I think she is injured...

[ma re]

Originally Posted by ivananda

Juniors play on court No.8 which is covered by cameras.5 matches.I understadnd why they put Laslo Djere (Orange Bowl), Sara Tomic(young Australian), Nikola Milojevic (No.1 junior), but for last two matches I don't see why they deserve to be on TV !? There are much more atractive young players to watch !
I hope that they will continue with that and that we will have an oportunity to see Ana also.

Interesting to see matches of juniors on a tv court, that's not something we see often, even on slams. I'd say part of the reason behind tomorrow's scheduling is that in the last two matches there are Italians vs Americans; both large nations (lots of potential viewers) and both countries in which tennis is VERY popular. Of course, it would be great to be able to follow Ana's Melbourne journey via live streaming. I wonder how she'll handle the pressure this time around, cause she is for the first time ever in a situation that a great result is not only expected of her, but also that she has very little credit in the public for not doing so. At EH she was a seed, but no one in the general public really expected she'll be the one lifting the title, so there was no major pressure, and at OB she was in a situation where she entered the tournament after another one won just last week, so if she would've went out early most people would just say it was expected because she was tired. However, this time she is playing her first event of the year and is seeded #2, so expectations will be like never before. Hope she handles it well.

[okramb]

I just hope that she'll play some pro tournaments in February...and of course Hvar, Bol and Sibenik in April

[croat123]

Originally Posted by okramb

Yes you are right my mistake...

I think she is injured...

Taylor has quit the juniors and will focus on senior events only. I think her last junior match was a loss to Ana
I hope Ana goes all the way and then starts focusing on 10Ks--it's clear she can already play on that level

[okramb]

Originally Posted by croat123

Taylor has quit the juniors and will focus on senior events only. I think her last junior match was a loss to Ana
I hope Ana goes all the way and then starts focusing on 10Ks--it's clear she can already play on that level

Yes, we know that, but we are talking about Ali Black...

[vladekCRO]

She finished 2012 as TOP 5 junior and she should get MDWC at two (2) ITF Women’s Circuit events up to and including $50,000 prize-money level and direct entry into the Main Draw at one (1) ITF Women’s Circuit event up to and including $25,000 prize-money level.

I'm very curious when and where she will use that WC's.

And about AO, excellent draw, pressure is big and I hope she'll be able to handle it.

[Mary Chain]

Go Ana!

[croat123]

Originally Posted by vladekCRO

She finished 2012 as TOP 5 junior and she should get MDWC at two (2) ITF Women’s Circuit events up to and including $50,000 prize-money level and direct entry into the Main Draw at one (1) ITF Women’s Circuit event up to and including $25,000 prize-money level.

I'm very curious when and where she will use that WC's.

And about AO, excellent draw, pressure is big and I hope she'll be able to handle it.

she handled it well at the orange bowl. hopefully she can take care of business here too.

[18majors]

Good luck, Ana!

[Barktra]

Won 63 64

[Mary Chain]

Where can you follow the scores btw?

[Barktra]

http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/index.html

[Mary Chain]

Originally Posted by Barktra

http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/index.html

Thanks! I hadn't even thought of the official site I'm really tired

[croat123]

rough first round...she'll need to play better