Yeah Bobby for both the post and thw write up,now off to read!

Second!

H2H between JJ and ARad is 1-1 with ARad winning the most recent one last autumn.

C'mon, JJ.

have fun in Memphis Bobby and keep the writings coming as I know they're going to be interesting,thank you!

now for the underhand serve I always wonder why players don't do it more in pressure points like deuces or break points when everyone else is expecting a big serve wondering about the placement?!

it certainly takes players aback...

Nice get & pass DTL from JJ for 30-40 but ARad holds, 1-0.

Thanks, Bobby, for the call post. Hope you have a great time in Memphis & write lots about it. :)

hope JJ will be missin return after such a great return yesterday

Like I said in the other thread I like JJ's chances a lot

is your headache gone jewell,saw you had one previously?hopes so!

Great return at JJ's feet and right on the baseline.

mice pass by Radwanska!

Nice pass from ARad and she has two BPs. 2nd serve, lovely point from JJ saves one - deep into each corner, gets short ball, hammers it away for a winner. 30-40. But JJ can't save the next one and hits into the net. 2-0 to Aggie.

The ibuprofen worked nicely, Aube, thanks. Just a morning headache.

broken already is JJ,take it back JJ make it a tight set...

The challenge for JJ is not to think that she has to make the perfect shot every time. Agy and Caro will make you think that. Because you do pretty well, but you have to put it out of your mind and play your game.

Great jewell and you welcome...

Euris looks like your wish of JJ making erros in the return is making way,hum!

Some really fun points in this game.

BH DTL winner brings JJ a BP. And a second one takes it for her. Back on serve!

Tsonga-Vaseline on my other TV

Meanwhile, Jo Tsonga is down a break to Edouard Roger-Vasselin...

Good morning everyone !

JJ seems off to a shaky start ... and I'm afraid I don't like that pink panel on the side of her dress.

Hello people

This looks like an enjoyable match. I'm obviously hoping for a JJ win.

thats the way JJ, wake up.

and Aga girl, at leats make a error your concistency is insame

I'm seeing glances of JJ of 2008 on both wings...

She used to kill Serebaby with those,hum welcome back JJ,if you do more of those you'll win

back to serve!

Hi Lynne manixdk and Claire,
Indeed Jj is showing some stings...

JJ not serving still well

First serves would be nice, JJ. BP for A-Rad - fine, don't listen, Jelena - 2nd serve, Aggie gets a good JJ BH back, JJ into the net. Aggie breaks for 3-1.

ok maybe instead of breakfast I'll eat a break-fest,really girls one of you holds please!

JJ has to be patient.

Hey, Aube,

I love the way JJ can change the direction of the ball.

Nice challenge, JJ.

right challenge JJ,how did you see that?

now I want to know what's up?what is Asderaki saying to them?

Great hitting from JJ brings up a BP, saved by Aggie.

Both women went to talk to the umpire, not sure what that's about, but expect Aggie will tell us in one of next week's pressers.

Quick, someone needs to stick some money in the meter and get the electric back on.

I posted this about Albano Olivetti, Fish's vanquisher, at the end of the last thread, but since it took me a moment or two to look up the stats I'm going to post it here too ;-)

His first tournament was a Futures in Oct 2008. Between then and September 2010 he never won more than one match in a tournament, his record in Futures etc 6-20. In September 2010 he won a futures tournament.

In 2011 his record in Futures was 4 QFs, 5 SFs and 2 Fs in Futures, and qualified for 3 Challengers. At the third of these, the Geneva Challenger, he won his first round match, against Dusan Lajovic (top 200).

In 2012 he's reached a Futures SF and then qualified for the Bergamo Challenger, where he lost in the first round.

So up to this tournament all he has:
1-2 record in the finals of Futures
1-4 record in Challengers

To qualify for Marseille he beat three Frenchmen Vaisse, Ouanna and Jouan. These were his first victories in Tour-level qualifiers. Ouanna and Jouan are both ranked much higher than him.

In the 1st round he beat Bachinger (top 100) and 2nd round Fish (top 10)

To the extent that anyone can come from nowhere, Olivetti has definitely done it

Aube

There's a power failure, so no Hawkeye. The Eurosport transmission is on a separate generator, so we can see a picture. Asderaki has to yell out points.

yeah a hold

indeed Lynne that's the beauty of JJ's game,I can barely think of anyone else that did it as consistently as she used to and win the points!

hahah,jewell now Aggie is the "tell all lady",eutch!

Ah, Memphis.... Sun Records, the Pyramid, the MLK memorial, driving across the bridge into Arkansas just for fun, the best BBQ joints, the "inappropriate" laughs at Graceland.... the one thing that doesn't spring to mind is tennis. Tennis isn't the first thing I think of when I hear "Marseille", either. But tennis is the first thing I think of when I hear "Dubai".

Hm, now I feel guilty for that moment of nastiness. Bad Jewell.

JJ DFs in the first point of her service game. Then hits into the net. 36% first serve.

I'm guessing you are as unimpressed with Aggie's remarks as I am Jewell. If she had expressed those sentiments post match it would have been understandable but to bring it up at a different tournament and several days later stinks a bit

thanks manmixdk,was wondering!

nice pick up volley JJ,I guess JJ is showing us beauty this morning,lovelY!

JJ had a perfect setup for a short backhand smash and passed it up. Yikes.

JJ dropshot gets it back to 30-all. Smash winner for 40-30. And another after tracking down an A-Rad DS and a shot to the corner wins her the game. 4-2.

JJ's a net player?

OK, sure. I can adjust to that

hum Aggie acing left and right this tournament...

Yeah, Claire.

Dubai makes me think of shopping centres first.

Aggie DFs to bring up BP, but then saves it with a lucky netcord.

Aggie I said you were acing left anf right,not double faulting...

Aggie wins the game with a nice lob, JJ knows it has her beat and watches it land in.

and lobs her game point,joy!

Friday Order of Play

WTA: Dubai at 10 AM - Goerges vs Wozniacki
ATP: Marseille at 10 AM - Llodra vs Olivetti
WTA: Memphis at 11 AM - Arvidsson vs Brianti followed by Dushevina vs Erakovic
ATP: Buenos Aires at Noon - Wawrinka vs Nishikori
ATP: Marseille at 12:30 PM - Del Potro vs Gasquet followed by Ljubicic vs Tipsarevic
ATP: Buenos Aires at 2 PM - Andreev vs Almagro
ATP: Memphis at 3 PM - Stepanek vs Querrey followed by Isner vs Melzer
WTA: Monterrey at 4 PM - Bratchikova vs Arn, Cadantu vs Dominguez Lino and Minella vs Errani scheduled
ATP: Buenos Aires at 5:30 PM - Ferrer vs Gonzalez followed by Berlocq vs Nalbandian
ATP: Memphis at 8 PM - Rochus vs Raonic followed by Kubot vs Becker
WTA: Monterrey at 8 PM - Mayr-Achleitner vs Babos

For me and most "commercants" Dubai is pure gold,as is most United Arab Emirates

Zenggi,
Thanks for posting the ATP rules at 2:46 AM in the last post for the changes in 2012. Therefore, I will interpret it like this.

Player A wins 3 250 events and make the final of another which is 150, entered 4 500 events and score 300,90,45,0 with one after USO to comply with the criteria. Therefore, Player A best of 6 after the Masters are 300,250,250,250,150 and 90.

Please correct me if that interpretation is incorrect.

no way love forty?what the maharaj?

Ugh, JJ. Please find your first serve and use it.

Horrible game to hand the first set to Aggie

I'm feeling irrationally angry towards Aggie today and this result is not helping matters :/

4 ufe wrrors from JJ and is 6-2 Aga.

didnt expected this

At least JJ didn't get bageled like against Caro at the AO.

I exoect JJ to play a much better second set, and hopefully show some patience.

cues myself to stop praisng JJ,ain't working

now JJ take the second set,come on!Adje JJ adje!

I see Aga took the firs set. She seems to be playing well lately. This year she only lost to Vika and she's not in DUbai :-)

If it is the "all-Poles" final will be interesting

anyway, Ajde Jelena, you still can do it in 3

turns out I ran out of my data usage on the phone (I did watch a lot of tennis this month :-)), so no tennis for me till tomorrow, relying on match calls, so please Twibers who watch do share what's going on in that match

"I exoect JJ to play a much better second set, and hopefully show some patience."

I hope so

Agy's starting to stand in "Caroland" 1½ meters behind the baseline. Not good for her.

""Caroland" 1½ meters behind the baseline"

lol, manixdk

against Aga doesn't make sense

Sokol,
Glad you got your money worth on data usage on the phone as you did a good job:)

Jewell,
Thanks for the match call. Scoreboard was stuck at 3-1 Agnieszka for a while as I guess it was due to power failure.

oh boy JJ now that was your to bank!

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! stop with the errors,pretty please!

Yeah, no bagel. That's good. And lots of good moments for JJ, too. That set felt closer than 6-2 apart from the last game.

Just read that Agnieszka and Jelena(both ladies probably got WC and a huge appearance fee) will play next week in Kuala Lumpur. Will attempt to find a link.

What a terrific point! Finished off with JJ BH DTL.

Mater Ace

If you're streaming, you were affected. The world feed was down on my monitor, while Eurosport kept on.

Shazam Kaboom,now if you can win these kind of points JJ please adje for this set,just this set first!

Agy was in Caroland again during that rally

'Jankovic not giving up'

It's like music to my ears. Now, can she take this BP?

Lovely return from JJ gets her the early break.

50% first serve for the 1st set, 16 UFEs, 9 winners.

Yay. JJ breaks.

Aga 7/4 and JJ 9/16 winners/ufe 1st set

but JJ just 50% of 1st in.

And that's what happens when you stay too long in Caroland. It's a nice safe country, and a nice place to visit, but you don't want to live there.

see JJ now not giving the break back is the only meaning of a break,like C O N S O L I D A T E !!!

see I spelled it out for you,for once please Adje!

"Glad you got your money worth on data usage on the phone as you did a good job:)"

it's definitely worth the money, that was a lot of matches :-)
This was the first full month I used the smart phone, so didn't know what to expect data usage wise how much it lasts, so now I know, can plan better for big tournaments.

I still get the internet on the phone, as I have unlimited plan, but now it's lower speed so the streams are not working, have to wait till Monday to get 4G back

one more point JJ one more adje!

Good patience from JJ. Agy's finally moved up, challenging JJ more.

Nice hitting from JJ but it ends in an error. *sigh*

clap clap clap!

"JJ 9/16"

too many errors, not typical for JJ, cut them out, JJ

Not only does she break, she holds, & to 15.

Now that was a fine return from JJ!

I realize most people think of shopping when they think "Dubai", but I'm someone who truly hates shopping.

sokol, JJ broke and held to start the second set. 2-0, after a 2-6 first set.

whohoo! JJ breaks and consolidates :-))

Ajde!

thanks to everyone for comments on this match, greatly appreciated

And that's what happens when you stay too long in Caroland. It's a nice safe country, and a nice place to visit, but you don't want to live there.

hahah jolie parabole manixdk,nice really!

"Caroland. It's a nice safe country, and a nice place to visit, but you don't want to live there."

lol, manixdk

I'm enjoying the humor in your comments

That was Agy's ankle. We'll see how it is after the end change, when the blood is flowing more slowly. May start to be painful.

"I'm someone who truly hates shopping."

+1 :-)

Seeing Aggy land on her backside was fun. Glad she's not injured.

wow, Jelena is on the roll, 3-0

Ajde!

well JJ has find some consistency and his hitting with beauty!

she has such nice game we can enjoy

Nice game from JJ, up a double break.

tina - I hate shopping too, I don't understand people who go to Dubai purely for that kind of holiday. Horses for courses I guess.

Hey everyone,

"Massive serve" by Tsonga. That's the first comment I hear. :)

tina,my total contrary,I'm supposed to go see The Artist at 1:15 Pm and it's in a shopping mall that the movies is at,I'm sure I'll bring back something as they have the most outstanding stores of Indy in the alentour(Black and White Market,Saks,Nordstrom Rack, Banana,Apple Store,etc) you get the deal,lol!

well JJ has 11 winners allready

Hope Aggie doesn't need an MTO. (& in all seriousness, hope she's ok.)

hey zenggi

has Tsonga grow a tad bit of those alleys in his head?lol!

now serve he can!

JJ's turn for a lob.

Lovely lob from JJ. Anything Aggie can do ...