Tag : Tashkent

Hello guys! how are you? i hope all of you are well…I am ok too…long year…a tough one so far mentally and tennis wise…but thank god I am healthy and at least I can still try to finish it good! the summer tournaments were good…always can be better as the most of us are perfectionists and we want always more and more but I got some good wins, played some good tennis!!! one of my news is that since Washington I am without coach again. Didn’t work out well with Benjamin…I am still trying to find the one…for me!! So I will have another trial period with Cristian Kordasz, I am looking forward to start here in Tashkent with him!! i had a couple of days at home after us open, jet lag was terrible this time plus on top i was busy…so just imagine…I arrived yesterday here in Tashkent and had my first practice. Great memories from last year!! by winning the Doubles tittle with Vitalia!! the singles draw came out and my first opponent is Kataryna again. we played a few weeks ago against each other, she is a tough one but we know each other. its gonna be a big battle! Doubles this week with Eva Birnerova!! i am off to the site for some practice sessions, I wish you the best!!!! hope u enjoyed the weekend, ciaooooo! eleni

3rd title in doubles..gives me a push,gives me energy and of course happiness!!to win a tournament it’s never easy,especially the day after my lost in singles,was tough to put everything together again for the doubles.in finals??everything and anything it’s possible..but the experienced was the key today!!the girls were playing good tennis and they had a great week here but the nerves are different at the finals especially when it’s your first one..we won 6-4 6-2,a solid match!!it was our first time with Vit and I really enjoyed!!it was her first title in her carrier and of course it’s very special for her. Tough by playing 4th finals and couldn’t make it but today was the day!!!!i am extremely happy for her and i wish her many more!!!i am flying out tomorrow to Seoul,I am playing singles and doubles there,any other tough week it’s coming up!!I have great memories there by winning the singles title so I am just looking forward to step out,can’t wait to arrive..have a great week weekend,enjoy ittttt!!!!!

Tashkent..what conditions here?! I will say not for tennis hahahahahah, very very hot, the courts are pretty hard for the body but somehow very easy going…and I say this not for the weather but for the tournament. it’s very calm, the people very friendly and at the moment all ok with the food too!! I played today singles and doubles, I won both so I can’t be more happy…by playing this tennis?? pauline is a greet player so I knew that the match will be a tough one, also at the moment she is in good form. The first set the tennis from both of us was just amazing! we were both playing aggressive and serving good. every game was very close…sometimes she was serving unreal, like 2 aces. but the moment came when I was 6-5 up. I got the feeling where she gonna serve and I returned too good on that game so i could break her!! 2nd set I started serving and it went quite fast 3-0 up as I was not missing at all. I was so much in the groove!! too happy to close in the end and win the match 7-5 6-1. I had to do press and it was quite long so I had only 45′ minutes to get ready for our doubles with Vitalia. our doubles was solid and we won 6-4 6-4. one tough day is over with a present to myself: 1h massage! tmw another tough day with singles and doubles again! back to u soon guys, have a great evening!