Calvy said:
I don't agree with your assessment. There is a reason Aga and Caroline have been ranked higher than Jelena for more than 3 years now.
Simple fact is, Jelena has a little more power than both Aga and Woz, and that's why she plays Serena tougher, otherwise, Aga is a far crafter player than Jelena, and more reliable.
Yes I agree with this. The main reason Serena had more problem with Jankovic over the years than Radwanska and Wozniacki is the difference in their rally ball. Serena isn't one of these ball bashers who will just miss routine shots, you have to force her into errors. Jankovic at her best combined both speed of foot and weight of shot to do this. Radwanska and Wozniacki's ball isn't forceful enough, it's in Serena's strike zone, they tend to resort to just ball retrieving vs Serena which will rarely get the job done. Jankovic had the ability to redirect the ball with some pace.
Radwanska also has a terrible mentality vs Serena. She seems to be in agreement with she's going to lose before a ball has even been struck. One of my main problems with Radwanska as a player is the terribly negative mentality she gives off when facing Serena and Azarenka. For me it makes it hard to warm to her.
I am not sure however that the Jankovic of now is good enough to do this anymore. She's not as quick as she once was and has lost some of her firepower too.
Providing Serena can serve today, I think she will win in 2.
