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(7) Elena Dementieva (RUS)
d (WC) Virginie Razzano (FRA) 6/4 6/4 Tuesday
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August. 2001- Good start yesterday in L.A. By Ljubisa Bojic Jelena cursed in to the third round of Los Angeles Estyle open winning easy match against Marlene Weingartner of Germany 6-2, 6-1. Next on the program is almost sure Nathalie Tauziat of France who will try to cut rhythm and interrupt game of Yugoslav, tomorrow. LA is simply crazy on young Yugoslav tennis player and she gets many new fans every day. Her style of game, the way she behaves herself both on court and off court attracts just everybody this days in sunny Hollywood city, local broadcasting network reported.Second good news is: Ranking section is updated and as we predicted Jelena is now 16th (she was 20th last week) tennis player in the world in singles with 1476.00 rank points, 491.00 Qual points and 24 tours. In doubles Jelena is one place up from 19th to 18th with 1407.00 rank points, 242.00 Qual. points and 22 tours. Jelena's next opponent is Nathalie Tauziat or Tamarine Tanasugarn as she will face winner of that match:
Jelena's doubles partner for first time is Anne Gaelle, Sidot. Info on her:
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August. 2001- Estyle open, Los Angeles preview By Ljubisa Bojic After relative good period in her tennis career, Jelena continues her aggressive tactic: one tournament per week before USA open. Next, she will play Aug. 5-12 in the Los Angeles Estyle Open at the Manhattan Country Club where 48 singles players (the top 16 seeds receive a bye) and 16 doubles teams will compete for $565,000 in prize money. The defending champion is Serena Williams who will try for three wins in a row as she defends her title again at the Estyle open. This event can be watched at NBC if you live in America or at Eurosport if you live in Europe.
At Monday second round matches start at 10AM local pacific time (6PM GMT 7 PM Yug). It is 4th match on center court when Jelena will face Malene Weingartner. In doubles, Jelena Dokic / Anne-Gaelle Sidot team will play against Tina Krizan / Katarina Srebotnik.
Doubles draw:
Saturday 4 August. 2001- Working out with... Jelena Dokic By Ljubisa Bojic It is time for Jelena Dokic to relax and prepare for next challenges(tournaments) before greatest one- USA open. After lost in second round from Capriati Jelena should go to her house in Florida to prepare herself both physically and mentally for the greatest challenge in this year, after Wimbledon and French open, New York city US open. Tomorrow we shall talk about next tournaments and how rankings will work for Dokic. Now, here is one relaxing article of July / August 2001 issue of TENNIS magazine written by Stephen Tignor with title Working out with Jelena Dokic that reviles how to be in fit and shape
'When it gets close to a tournament, we'll up the fitness part of Jelena’s routine,' says Nishihara. 'The day will start with cardio work, then strength training. We do a lot of running drills on the court as well.' REACTION TIME In a drill designed to sharpen reflexes, Nishihara will stand between the service line and the baseline, with Dokic closer to the net, facing him. Nishihara will toss a 'reaction ball'(a ball with bumps on its surface that causes it to bounce unpredictably) in the air. Dokic has to catch it on one bounce two times, then on two bounces twice. Then she’ll face the other way, and Nishihara will throw the ball over her head; she has to catch it on one bounce two times. Dokic finishes by throwing the ball up herself. It must go above her head, and she has to catch it on one bounce three consecutive times before they can quit. Your turn: If you don’t have a partner to work with, try throwing
the reaction ball above your head and catching it first on one bounce, then on two bounces, as
many times in a row as you can. Nishihara says the record on his court for
catching it on one bounce is 57 straight times!
For extra resistance and to get Dokic focusing on her running form, Nishihara has her run with a harness wrapped around her waist. To begin, Dokic runs in place, kicking her knees high and pumping her arms. 'This is so she has good running form before she begins moving forward,' Nishihara explains. 'Then I have her take off at top speed for 20 yards, keeping that form. It’s important for her to keep her arms moving quickly after she begins running. She does six repetitions, resting for 20 seconds between each. The harness makes every step tough.' Your turn: Imitate Dokic’s workout, keeping your rest time down to 20 seconds between reps (about how much time you’ll have between points in a match). Whether you’re harnessed or not, it’s important to keep your knees high and your arms pumping throughout a sprint to reach maximum speed. Friday 3 August. 2001- Acura Tennis Classic dream is over By Ljubisa Bojic Jelena Dokic was leading 3-1 in early phase of the second round match against Jennifer Capriati ranked number two in a world. Capriati rallied from 3-1 and took 5-3 lead. Winning first set Jennifer hit 107 mph serve, which Dokic returned into the net. Dokic was out of her game style and ryhhm and did not manage to regain it until end of the match. IN second set, Jennifer Capriati took 4-0 lead and won it in 23 minute. Complete 6-4, 6-2 match length was 64 minutes. Dokic which this is first career appearance in the $565,000 Acura Tennis Classic was eliminated from singles competition with 0-2 negative record against Capriati. Dokic's 2001 match records stands now 26-14. In the doubles competition Dokic did not have luck also. (4)CLIJSTERS/SUGIYAMA (BEL/JPN) rolled into the 6-3, 6-1 victory over Dokic/Tarabini(YUG/ARG) Photo section is updated with latest photos from Acura Tennis Classic
Thursday 2 August. 2001- Tough but hopefully Sententious match at Acura classic By Ljubisa Bojic US department of state slowed internet connections around globe because of viruses distributed by hackers. That's why we did not post good news just after the Jelena Dokic versus Jana Kandarr of Germany match was finished. It was not easy job for Dokic who did manage to overcome Kandarr with 7-6(1), 7-6 win at yesterdays third round match in San Diego, CA. In doubles Jelena Dokic/Patricia Tarabini (YUG/ARG) defeated Tina Krizan/Nicole Pratt (SLO/AUS) 6/7(6) 7/6(4) 7/6(0).
Daja Bedanova (CZE) d (13) Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
(ESP) 6/1 6/4
Wednesday 1 August. 2001- Second round classic job in San Diego By Ljubisa Bojic
It is just important for Dokic to enter top 15tn before US open. We know she can do that. C'mon Jelena !!! You have noticed some changes on our web site in many aspects. I hope you like it and that changes can provide up better coverage of Jelena's matches. There is possibility to have live reports and fresh photos from Canadian open.
Head
to Head: First meeting in singles
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Last
month, after Wimbledon 2001-, which is unofficial world championatship Jelena,
was traveling from one old-continent-city to another. She had some great
practice as she played many matches against different opponents. Some were too
hard for her. What is most important is that Jelena have learned lots of staff
on mistakes in these matches. That is valuable experience that she could use in
the future including New York US open where we shall see some great action.
Residence:
Anglet, France
Residence:
Montlignon, France
An
Estyle
Open singles and doubles draw is available. As 11th seed, Jelena got 1st. round bye. In
the second round, she will meet either Malene Weingartner ranked 42 in the world
who defeated Elena Bovina 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. There
is strong possibility of meeting Tauziat in 3rd.round and Kim Clijsters at quarter
finales.
After the Estyle open that starts today in Los Angeles, Jelena goes to the Toronto
Canada open August 13th, New Heaven August 20th and the New York US OPEN August 27. Please
contact me if you go to see Jelena at some of these
tournaments and you can help me about the photos. 
Residence:
Leimen, Germany
Residence:
Saddlebrook, Florida, USA
That
job should be success and it is against Jelena's ex-doubles partner Jana Kandarr
herself today in sunny California city. However, I beleive we shall not read so many
stories about Jelena because all focus of the press is on Anna Kournikova
who returns after injury; therefore we are going to dig something about
Yugoslav superstar. Jana Kandarr defeated 
Residence:
Munich, Germany
