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Fed Cup team qualify for World Group
Jelena, Ana take Serbia to tennis elite
Author: T. Dragojevic | Foto: TSS | 27.04.2009 - 09:00
A new, bright page in the history of women’s tennis in Serbia has been
written. Jelena Jankovic has won the third point for Serbia in the Fed Cup
play-offs against Spain, which means the national team will play in the 2010
edition of Fed Cup World Group. The world’s number four beat Anabel Medina
Garrigues 6-3 3-6 6-3 in Lleida to bring Serbia team a first ever chance to
compete among the world’s top-tier women’s tennis teams next year.
Moreover, the team have avenged the Davis Cup team’s defeat to Spain, while
this defeat on home soil to Serbia means Spain Fed Cup team will play in a
lower-league competition for the first time ever.
After the first day of the tie, Dejan Vranes’ team were on a 2-0 lead, ensured
by the respective singles wins from Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic over Maria
Jose Sanchez and Anabel Medina Garrigues. All Serbia needed after the first day
was just one more point from the remaining rubbers. It came when Jelena
Jankovic managed to clinch a hard-earned win over Medina Garrigues after a
serve winner.
- “When I won that last point, we were all so happy, we jumped on each other
and just started screaming. It was a great experience. This is something we
have wanted for a long time,” a beaming Jankovic said. “I am very, very happy
that I was able to get the win today to secure the win for our team. You cannot
compare playing for yourself in a tournament to playing for your country. It’s
a special occasion, you really have to play with your heart.”
為國家打球,是用全心打球的JJ
- “I am pleased to have won despite the health problems I’ve had. I didn’t
feel all that well during the match, but I managed to give my maximum and earn
the third point, which is really important. It was hard as I’d missed a number
of chanced in the second set. I first won the opening set easily, had a break
in the second, but towards the end of the set I lost my game a bit. I allowed
Medina Garrigues to take over the initiative and come back in the match. I
should have a bit stronger and finished her off, but I had to remain positive
and fight until the end. The playing conditions were hard, as it had been
raining and we had been in the hotel until 11 o’clock drinking coffee. The
court was also significantly slower and the balls were heavier, but in any case
the win is what matters,” concluded Jankovic.
身體保重啊!
In the deciding set, after both players had come to one break each, they fought
fiercely for every single point, as the Serb came out on top eventually.
In the eighth game Jelena came to a crucial lead, after Medina Garrigues’ ball
went out and the Serb clinched a key break to take a 5-3 lead. Then Jankovic
was on serve and won the deciding game of the match to bring the all-important
third win for Serbia in the tie against Spain.
- “I am so happy and proud of Jelena for pulling it off and bringing the third
point for Serbia, given that she wasn’t feeling all that well. We are all
ecstatic because of the result. We fought long to be in this position and we’
ve finally accomplished our aim – to qualify for the top-tier Fed Cup
competition. Next year we will have a chance to fight for the title and I
believe we have a team capable of doing that,” said Ana Ivanovic. Ana plans to
train in Majorca for a week, before taking part in the forthcoming Rome and
Madrid WTA enents.
稱讚JJ,然後很高興明年有機會為冠軍而戰
- “In the World Group our biggest obstacles will be Russia and the USA, if
those two teams include their top players. Both Jelena and myself have a chance
to win, as we’ve beaten all those players before at WTA events. Fed Cup is
something else, as the conditions and circumstances are totally different, but
I think we have excellent chances. None of the World Group teams are easy to
beat. The very fact that we have managed to knock out Spain – who are third in
the ITF rankings – gives us the self-confidence for the future,” said
Ivanovic.
說了自己對聯邦盃的看法
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