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Jan 23rd, 2013, 05:47 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
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Originally Posted by Cajka
Srbija, her only titles after RG were MM titles, she reached only one PM final and few other significant SFs (3 to be precise). So, if you believe that she will tank all events apart from slams and PMs for the rest of her career, I need to ask you if believe that she'll ever win a title again.
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1. I'm not talking here about Ana's performances in last 5 years, but just about last 20 months when this fitness/body issue become so obvious. Also, in this my recent predictions I'm not saying anything about Ana upcoming results till end of hers career or something like that, but just about next month February if we talking about day-to-day events.
2. You forget that MM-YEC is not classic MM tournaments. So playing just 3 matches overall to reach MM-YEC title where also is included day pause, at seasons ending tournament, is actually argument in my favor! And that MM Linz title coming from season where she worked with Heinz and don't have such fitness problems (for example, hers results at P5 events in 2010 are better than at PM, not way worse like in 2011-2012).
3. "Tank" is not best term to describe this phenom with Ana. Do You really think that Ana played well on Hopman Cup round robin, and than suddenly decide to tank FINAL!? She simple underperform thanks to fitness problems when it come to play day-to-day since 2nd half of 2011, and in other day-to-day cases add fact that she knows that her body will underperform anyway so to prevent injuries she also much more using hers back-up game (and in Ana case plan-A>>>plan-BS). That's why Ana playing already about 20 months in the row on TOP10 level at tournaments with day pause between matches, and barely on TOP100 level at events with day-to-day schedule!
4. If she not improve hers fitness and be able to recover body on daily basis - hers best shots are Indian Wells and Roland Garros, two-weekers where she is multiple finalist and former champion. With this state of fitness and body here is scenario for hers MM title: R1-bye, R2-win, QF-win by w/o, and will be very helpful if during SF or final there will be big rain-delay pauses, but if she must to win 4 matches in 5 days (normal MM/P600 schedule) - I don't see it coming any soon.
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Jan 23rd, 2013, 07:57 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
This look promising
Now she has a muscules, now just need more mass
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Jan 23rd, 2013, 10:54 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
For the first time in a long time, I feel Ana is on the right track and she will be in the mix for 2013 YEC.
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Jan 24th, 2013, 06:49 AM
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This look promising
Now she has a muscules, now just need more mass |
Yep. I've been saying I thought that physically she already looked better in Melbourne.
Also, I'm not even joking, I completely agree with Cp6uja! 
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Jan 24th, 2013, 04:42 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
Who the hell is this??? 
http://www.isopix.be/persfotos_photo...992815-st.aspx
First I thought it was photo shooting, but few pics at the end realy shocked me...
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or why we insist on reminding that Ana Ivanovic a "former French Open champion",
even though almost any serious tennis fan would know that!
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Jan 24th, 2013, 04:46 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
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Cant see it..  Can you post the pics?
The title says boyfriend? Oh my.. here we go again.. slump..
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Jan 24th, 2013, 05:20 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
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ONCE A SLAM WINNER, ALWAYS A SLAM WINNER! Maybe that's why we're always wondering when Juan Martin del Potro will "return to form",
or why we always called a well-past-his-prime and unseeded Marat Safin "dangerous",
or why we insist on reminding that Ana Ivanovic a "former French Open champion",
even though almost any serious tennis fan would know that!
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Jan 24th, 2013, 05:32 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
He had some role in Novak's team...
He used to be in Perth with Novak few weeks ago...
And then in Melbourne with Ana...
There is a thread in MTF, Novak's subforum about him - thread title 'Nole's boyfriend' 
But obviously he is in Ana's 'team' now... 
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ONCE A SLAM WINNER, ALWAYS A SLAM WINNER! Maybe that's why we're always wondering when Juan Martin del Potro will "return to form",
or why we always called a well-past-his-prime and unseeded Marat Safin "dangerous",
or why we insist on reminding that Ana Ivanovic a "former French Open champion",
even though almost any serious tennis fan would know that!
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Jan 24th, 2013, 05:33 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
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what exactly shocked you?Two people makin out?
i thought it was gonna be some freaky bdsm action
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Jan 24th, 2013, 05:40 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
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what exactly shocked you?Two people makin out?
i thought it was gonna be some freaky bdsm action |
Well she said something like, there is no time for boys and tennis in the same moment...
I know she is young, she needs to have someone, but we all know how her relationships reflected to her tennis! 
Maybe 'shock' is to strong to say, but I'm worried...
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ONCE A SLAM WINNER, ALWAYS A SLAM WINNER! Maybe that's why we're always wondering when Juan Martin del Potro will "return to form",
or why we always called a well-past-his-prime and unseeded Marat Safin "dangerous",
or why we insist on reminding that Ana Ivanovic a "former French Open champion",
even though almost any serious tennis fan would know that!
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Jan 24th, 2013, 05:45 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
Maybe she had something in her eye...
I wondered why this guy was with her when she arrived in Melbourne. Just quit already, get married, have babies and a beach house... This is getting ridiculous. |
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Jan 24th, 2013, 05:55 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
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Maybe she had something in her eye...
I wondered why this guy was with her when she arrived in Melbourne. Just quit already, get married, have babies and a beach house... This is getting ridiculous. |
Like, there is no enough drama about her tennis in last few years, now this...
This is great way to start new seasson, with new 'married' boyfriend... Promising start!
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ONCE A SLAM WINNER, ALWAYS A SLAM WINNER! Maybe that's why we're always wondering when Juan Martin del Potro will "return to form",
or why we always called a well-past-his-prime and unseeded Marat Safin "dangerous",
or why we insist on reminding that Ana Ivanovic a "former French Open champion",
even though almost any serious tennis fan would know that!
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Jan 24th, 2013, 05:57 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
i didnt know only..virgins can be successfull at tennis.Anyway,We've had this discussion before,i think whether she has a bf or not is totally irellevant to her performance.After all she was single for like 1,5 years now and results weren't much better.
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Jan 24th, 2013, 06:03 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
Who is he anyway? Why was he with Novak's team?
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Jan 24th, 2013, 06:06 PM
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Re: Going East for Success (February Thread)
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i didnt know only..virgins can be successfull at tennis.Anyway,We've had this discussion before,i think whether she has a bf or not is totally irellevant to her performance.After all she was single for like 1,5 years now and results weren't much better.
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I didn't say this!
I think that she just can't devote to her tennis and to her boyfriend in the same time and in the right way! She wasn't able to do that in the past!
And I think she plays much better after she broke up with Adam... Maybe those things are not connected, but that is my oppinion!
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ONCE A SLAM WINNER, ALWAYS A SLAM WINNER! Maybe that's why we're always wondering when Juan Martin del Potro will "return to form",
or why we always called a well-past-his-prime and unseeded Marat Safin "dangerous",
or why we insist on reminding that Ana Ivanovic a "former French Open champion",
even though almost any serious tennis fan would know that!
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