Jelena Jankovic, who enjoyed the number one position in professional tennis for a long period of time, is all set to announce her retirement from tennis. This information is prevailing in the media and had come from some trusted sources. The tennis pro would make an announcement in this regard very soon according to many media reports.
The Serb has been out of action since long time was last seen in the last year’s US Open. During the tournament she got injured and because of that she was out of the game for such long time. She called a ‘special’ press conference on 13th of May. This is also the opening day’s play of the Italian Open in Rome. This is the tournament, which she has won two times in her fantastic career and revealed that because of injury, she would not be able to play for a few months.
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The Volvo Car Open event saw Samantha Stosur in a victorious win of the battle of former Charleston champions as she swept past Jelena Jankovic, former No.1 in straight sets.
With her victory thus far, Stosur advanced into the third round of the event in Charleston. Speaking after the match, she stated some of the sacrifices she had made to ensure her success and how it wasn’t easy to defeat Jelena.
“I’ve had eight hours of practice on clay courts, so all in all, I’m pleased with how I started the match and got through it in straight sets,” she said after the match.
“That’s not easy to do against Jelena; we’ve had some really long matches in the past, so I was glad to get through.”
The game ended in 6-1, 6-3, in favour of Stosur thus securing her place in the event’s third round.
The Serbia is coming off a solid run to the round of 16 at the Miami Open and faced a tough test in the person of Jankovic. The latter had previously led their head-to-head 7-2 and at the 2013 French Open, she had won their most recent encounter. Read more »
For its 2017 tournament holding from the 1st of April to the 9th of the same month, the Volvo Car Open will welcome back no less than five of its past champions for the competition holding at the Volvo Car Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.
In the field currently are the likes of Venus Williams (’04), JelenaJankovic (’07) and Samantha Stosur (’10). The last two making up the five are Caroline Wozniacki (’11), and Andrea Petkovic (’14).
Speaking in readiness for the tournament, Volvo Car Open Tournament Manager, Eleanor Adams wished all champions best of luck as they prepared to compete and hoped to meet them all soon.
“Our patrons have rallied behind our Charleston champions year-after-year, and have become their lifelong fans. We wish each champion the best of luck in the competition and can’t wait to welcome them home.” Read more »
The Serbian queen of the court in her last game has been unable to contain an energetic and inspired opponent Caroline Wozniacki.
The defending champion Jelena Jankovic lost against her opponent to the dismay of a hungry and expectant crowd. There was much disappointment for her fans as the umpire confirmed that the decision of the game was not in favor of the reigning champion. As the game progressed, Jankovic could probably point out her moment of realization when the much coveted open crown slipped from within her reach.
The game ended in a 6-3, 6-4 semi final loss. It was obvious that the Serbian former defending champion put much effort into the match and threw all she had at her opponent Wozniacki but yet the Danish lady was an unstoppable force. In moments preceding that one, it may have been predicted that the 31-year old was slowly beginning to lose her grip on the Hong Kong championship title. Read more »
The Italian Open has proven to be challenging for Jelena.
But challenges are what build a champion and her fans can look forward to her other performances in many upcoming matches and tournaments. The Italian Open saw Jelena faces Eugenie Bouchard. It was tough as the first round it saw Eugenie get the better of Jelena. However, it is not to be forgotten that Jankovic won this very
tournament in clay courts in the two subsequent years, 2007 as well as 2008. She needs to spruce up her skills in order to reach quarter final levels.
Jelena is known to be a strategist in the court as she handles the balls as well as serves them. Hence, Eugenie had to go aggressive against her opponent in order to get a win. At the recent Italian Open Jelena might not have gotten her day in court, but her dress certainly did. Sponsored by Fila, it was a unique dress that stole the show.
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Jelena Jankovic was topping the world rankings in the singles category of females back in 2008, but, she lost her consistency quickly thereafter and slipped down.
The Serbian, however, reckons she is starting to play her best game again and if she continues her form, she might be able to get back to that top position in the coming months.
Jankovic can’t say she had a perfect Season this year. That wasn’t the case at all. She couldn’t jump much in the rankings either. She remained at the 22nd position at the end, but, with some really good displays in patches, she sent a message to her rivals that she was on the right track and they should be wary of her going into 2016.
Jankovic was particularly impressive in the last quarter of 2015 in Asia where she beat some really good players to win a couple of events and boost her overall winning percentage in the season.
In an interview recently, Jankovic said, “The main problem for me was the fact that I was getting injured on a regular basis and it not only affects you on physical fronts, but, psychologically as well. Each time you return to the tour, you have to begin fresh and you need a bit of time to settle down. It’s very difficult and frustrating to have to be in that position again and again.” Read more »
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