It was a day of upsets with Jelena Jankovic losing to US qualifier Melanie Oudin 7-6 5-7 2-6 and svetlana Kuznetsova losing to Germany’s Sabine Lisicki 2-6 5-7, both were third round matches.
Jankovic is far from her best form, but I did not expect her to lose against Oudin. This young American girl clearly has talent but also lacks weapons. On grass though she has a nice game, with slices and good movement, playing like a mini Henin(without the power). This match should have went to Jankovic though, but she plays at 50% lately. Her serves are really slow as well as her movement and one can see she is burned out lately. She already told the media she was gonna take a break after Wimbledon and I think that is the right thing to do. Best win for an American junior talent in years though.
Svetlana Kuznetsova never seemed to be really here after her formidable win in Paris. Her game is also not very suited for grass because of her use of spin. Lisicki on the other hand with her flat ground strokes and powerful serve is becoming more and more a force to be reckoned with. The German girl from polish parents proves here that her win in Charleston was not a fluke and she should be in the top 20 very soon.
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