It was not the best tournament here for me. My singles match was a tough one to lose, didn’t get in doubles, a bit mentally tired, i pulled a bit the right abductor so I couldn’t imagine to see the tennis courts for few days now. So me and my team decided to focus a bit more at the fitness the last days…it’s never a bad idea as we don’t have so many chances during the year plus i need too:) Tomorrow for me…Sunday we are off to L.A, the City of Angels!!!!!

Back to see my friends there quickly and Monday we will fly to Miami. The tournament starts the 18th of March, we will have all the week in front to practice and try to improve at the areas that I need. it’s gonna be every day busy with our schedule…tennis, gym sessions and some work outs at the beach too!!! I love this days somehow ))

Last night here in IW and what’s our plans?? Steak house for dinner, Outbackkkkkkk! Some proteins to get stronger and ready for L.A:))) and a drink with my friends!! I miss them all year long…
I will be traveling on monday, so…wishing all of u a great start of the week! with a positive attitude and just don’t forget…”no matter how hard things were…tomorrow is a fresh opportunity to make it better”. All the best, your Eleni

It is one of the most relaxing tournaments of the year. Somehow it’s nice over there, calm, easy going, perfect temperature during the day, nice and cool to sleep:) plus to play in the desert is always special!! The trip from Kuala Lumpur to LA?? lets not talk about it:)))) few hours there and there…flying around the world:)))) we got in a flight on Friday morning and we arrived on Friday too in the states. is that crazy?? thats why I said this about the flying and the time changes.
The most important is that we arrived safe me and Chris (my coach) and about the time change?? let’s see how good we can deal:) From LA to Indian Wells is still a few hours driving so we decided to sleep over one night here and see some of my friends too, has been a long time.

Tomorrow morning we gonna drive to IW and get ready for my first round that is on Monday! My fitness coach is here too for the next 4weeks, we will spend a few hours per day off the court, I am sure he will make me feel more fresh again:) I am looking forward for everything and to share my passion with both of them:) sometimes I put new pictures at the twitter if u want to follow. I know that some of u guys prefer facebook but maybe one day i will be there too:) that’s all for the moment. Wish you all a wonderful weekend, full of action and happiness:) I am thankful to have u all by my side!
greetings, your eleni

the tournaments for me are done for this season. has not been the best year but end up in a better way!! for sure I did learn a lot thru all the year, thru all the matches I have played, thru all the emotions I passed with myself and my team…there were a lot of matches I shouldn’t lose but I can say one thing…I was fighting until the end of the year to be at the Main Draw of the Australian Open 2013 and I made it!

it’s the best satisfaction to reach your personal goals! I am very happy about it! i wanna thank all the people around me for the amazing support towards me!!!!!! i had my time off too…and to be honest it passed very very fast. i enjoyed being at home, i recharged my battery completely and I am ready to start the preparation, I am looking forward to work with my new fitness coach plus with Chris too! will be fun and tough times but i can not wait to start…On top…I wanna thank all my fans..all over the world for your support and love!

Will update u soon…All the best! Eleni.

i am very happy to find my pace again. i had many weeks in the row strange results..I was practicing quite well but matches are very different and the results were not the ones that I was looking for…it was very hard mentally but I knew, somehow it’s gonna turn. the support of my people and of all my fans was amazing and I really wanna thank you all!! today my singles match was a thriller…for sure one of the toughest of my career. Vania is a great player, a very tough opponent and very talented player.

i had to be patience and fight until the end…and I did it until the last point!! i was playing completely my tennis at the beginning of the match, mixing my game perfectly, I had very few unforced errors too so it really helped me to go up at the score! at 6-3 1-1 we got suspended because of the rain. we went off the court for about 15-20 min. when we walked back, the match turned completely…she started serving, I had 2-3 break points and one of those was an easy volley. after this..again we had 2 close games that I lost both..in the end I lost the set 6-2.I was a bit frustrating at the start of the 3rd set,Vania was not missing much either so didn’t help. 3rd set 3-1 down I start to have cramps at my left quadricep, I had to call the physio for a medical. during the next couple of games I was shaky with all my body, I was feeling dizzy, i had fever and of course doctors were also on court at the change overs. at 5-5 she took a medical time out. we were both fighting with our body’s, that’s for sure-:)

the fighting spirit was amazing..suddenly the court was almost packed..the crowd was amazing towards both of us!! so nice..really no words. i managed to win the tie break even by losing the first match point!!!!! what a feeling to finish this kind of matches with a huge serve?? relief and full of happiness. Next round will be tomorrow night at 7pm vs a great Champion…Serena! i have a lot of respect and she is at her best form ever! but..on the other hand I have nothing to lose and nothing to prove. i will enjoy for sure the moment as it is the ones that we look for…I will try to recover until then and give my best! take care and I wish you a nice day! your eleni