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Post by shenaynay on Jun 23, 2006 21:47:49 GMT -5
I didn't like the name of the other thread.
So, we will complain in here about her "withdrawing" every week.
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Post by Pamela Shriver on Jun 23, 2006 21:55:48 GMT -5
Non-tennis.
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Post by shenaynay on Jun 24, 2006 10:20:16 GMT -5
Good point.
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Post by janie on Aug 14, 2006 18:21:10 GMT -5
EB(2006) + Jelena D(2006) = sulk town  |
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Post by janie on Jan 1, 2007 16:33:25 GMT -5
Time to put this EB thread back on top ...
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Post by leelee on Jan 1, 2007 18:02:26 GMT -5
Let's guess how badly we're destroyed in Sydney.
I'll guess Peer beats us 6-1 6-0.
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Post by janie on Jan 2, 2007 19:05:09 GMT -5
No way. EB may be out of form, but she'll put up a better fight than that. With her chicken-like coach urging her on!
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Post by Pamela Shriver on Jan 2, 2007 19:26:33 GMT -5
It's really, really stupid of her to be playing at events of this level now.
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Post by leelee on Jan 2, 2007 19:55:46 GMT -5
Let's hope she pulls out of Paris and Antwerp. There's nothing else to play in January, so it's fine for now.
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Post by leelee on Jan 6, 2007 20:02:06 GMT -5
Elena has stupidly entered Sydney.
Unfortunately, she got a good draw getting Srebotnik, one of the weaker players in this monster field. So, we'll probably win a few games.
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Post by Wagasi on Jan 8, 2007 11:38:04 GMT -5
BONIVA!
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Post by leelee on Jan 8, 2007 20:04:14 GMT -5
Elena lost like 2 & 1 or something to Srebotnik.
We next lose 1r in Melbourne.
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Post by Pamela Shriver on Jan 8, 2007 21:17:54 GMT -5
3 & 1.
And she went like 4/16 on GP/BPs.
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Post by janie on Jan 8, 2007 21:24:15 GMT -5
Yikes. She's got to step down to the mid-level challengers and work her way back to wta level.
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Post by leelee on Jan 8, 2007 21:50:22 GMT -5
We lost to Pratt. (Safina's loss doesn't count due to fatigue)
That means we're not Top 100 quality, and should be competing in 25/50k's.
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Post by janie on Jan 9, 2007 12:55:57 GMT -5
Yep. I don't get why she wants to enter the toughest events right off the bat. I can see doing it once, just to evaluate where you are and how much ground you've got to make up. But once you see that you're barely winning any games, it's time to back away. End this evaluation phase now, Giant Barbie; the results are in: you're not ready for the WTA yet.
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Post by DBBN on Jan 9, 2007 13:14:06 GMT -5
Eh, she's collecting big paychecks, so it's worth a shot for now. After she's used up her SR, then she can move down, ~100K richer.
I mean, that's something I think a lot of people miss: "Why does Kirilenko/Hantuchova/Bovina keep playing Tier I/II's when she's on an 8-match losing streak? She could get more points playing lower-tier events!!!!1"
Well, yes, but those $15K-paychecks for first-round losses are hard to turn down when you have to win 4 matches to get as much at a Tier IV. People say "I hope X favorite doesn't get into the main draw, so she can gain points and match practice in qualies," but once you're in the main draw, you've automatically quadrupled your guaranteed winnings in the event. And that's important in a sport like this which requires a huge expense account.
Maybe it doesn't affect Bovina that much, but it's something to consider. Especially with her very expensive heroin habit.
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Post by leelee on Jan 9, 2007 19:54:17 GMT -5
It's only $15K for grand slams... less than $5K for other tournaments. But, I don't think money is important anyway. Elena's made nearly $2 million in her career, and her family was quite well off before that.
I think it's because we're overconfident of our current abilities. And maybe a bit of the clock ticking. We turn 24 in 2 months. That's getting up there in the tennis world. Plus, we're rather slutty and may have that Hingis mentality.
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Post by janie on Jan 10, 2007 12:54:48 GMT -5
I didn't realize she was still so young. She seems to have been born in a particularly accursed season for tennis players:
Elena Bovina: born March 10, 1983. High rank: 14. Current rank: 1323
Jelena Dokic: born April 12, 1983. High rank: 4. Current rank: 598
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Post by leelee on Jan 10, 2007 13:32:36 GMT -5
Hantuchova and KIMMIE were also born around then.
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Post by janie on Jan 10, 2007 13:57:32 GMT -5
Kim's b'day is a few months away, but you're right about Daniela. Born on April 23rd of that year, she came dangerously close to being born under the bad sign. She should be grateful she wasn't born a week or two prematurely!
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Post by leelee on Jan 11, 2007 20:51:58 GMT -5
Elena loses to Lee Na in the 1st round at Melbourne.
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Post by leelee on Jan 12, 2007 16:46:06 GMT -5
My guess is that we'll lose 1-6 0-6.
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Post by Pamela Shriver on Jan 12, 2007 21:29:32 GMT -5
No. 3-6 1-6.
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Post by Calico on Jan 14, 2007 14:57:39 GMT -5
At some point in 2007 I hope to see the Elena who played so well in New Haven a couple years ago.
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Post by leelee on Jan 14, 2007 19:50:48 GMT -5
That won't happen.
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Post by leelee on Jan 15, 2007 18:00:49 GMT -5
We're so getting crushed tonight.
This makes me very angry.
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Post by janie on Jan 16, 2007 14:50:50 GMT -5
Court 13. Start Time 11:00 AM Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.Elena Bovina (RUS) vs. Na Li (CHN)[19]  followed by
Men's Singles - 2nd Rnd. blah blah Elena Bovina (RUS)/ Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) vs. janie-fave Corina Morariu (USA)[9]/Rennae Stubbs (AUS)[9]  I'm still not used to the idea that EB is really back. Sure she's losing, but I honestly thought she'd disappeared for good, so it's great just to see her name in these draws, sitting there as if nothing had ever happened. Good for her, entering the doubles, too.
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Post by leelee on Jan 16, 2007 15:06:25 GMT -5
2 losses today. Yay.
Instead of doubles, why don't we plan our trip to that 50k in Hawaii, next week.
I'd tolerate our losses better if we took our comeback more seriously. Instead of only playing major tournaments where we have no chance of winning.
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Post by janie on Jan 16, 2007 19:17:35 GMT -5
She won the first point of the match. I hope she'll win some more!
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