U.S. Open Tennis: Can Anything Stop Jelena Jankovic’s Skid?

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Published: August 28, 2010

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Besides finding herself out the door early and often at many tournaments during the North American hard court season, Jelena Jankovic, the No. 4 seed at the U.S. Open, suffers from a tough draw heading into New York.  

The summer has not been kind to the Serb with the patented slide along the baseline as she tries to change directions quickly.  

Jankovic of late finds herself increasingly out of position, reaching on the hard courts as she fights to retain her balance moving forward.

25-year-old Jankovic, defensive specialist, has teetered of late dealing with an ankle injury suffered in July that caused her to withdraw from a tournament in Slovenia. 

Moreover, her confidence was not bolstered by the fact that she lost her opening round match in San Diego where she entered as the No. 1 seed. 

In Montreal, the Serb lost to qualifier Iveta Benesova after a 1st round bye.

Because of early dismissals during the summer tournaments, Jankovic heads into the Open without the requisite amount of match play under her belt. She could overcome that deficiency by playing her way into form, assuming there are no early round land mines waiting in her path.

2010 started out well for the Serb who seemed to be regaining her lost form. Jankovic won the hard court tournament at Indian Wells in California, defeating world No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki in the finals. In Rome on clay, the Serb defeated both Williams sisters before losing in the finals to Maria Jose Martinez-Sanchez.  



Jankovic lost in the semifinals of the French Open to Samantha Stosur and then retired at Wimbledon during a fourth round match to Vera Zvonareva with a back injury.

Since her retirement at Wimbledon, the Serb has not defeated a top 25 ranked player.

Jankovic seeks to get back to the level she enjoyed in 2008 as the No. 1 player in the world.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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