Jelena Jankovic is back to the winning ways that just over a year ago made her the #1 ranked female in the world. On Sunday afternoon in Indian Wells, California, Jankovic was able to start strong and get a 4-0 lead in the first set, and it was her aggressive play that kept the pressure on Caroline Wozniacki. The pressure was a little too great on this day and Jankovic was able to get a straight set victory 6-2, 6-4. With the win, Jankovic was able to collect a check for $700,000 American dollars, and a sweet trophy. Wozniacki with her finals appearance moved ahead of Dinara Safina to the #2 world ranking, which is a career high for the Dane.
Ivan Ljubicic came out of absolute nowhere to win the Indian Wells mens title over Andy Roddick 7-6, 7-6. This is a guy who is basically a jobber, and hasn't been a threat on tour in years. He isn't a terrible player by any means, but he is the type that can beat the poor players and gets dominated by the good and great players. He has a solid ranking of #26 but he just doesn't seem to ever be a factor in the grand slam or masters series events. This is a guy who wasn't even selected to be on the Croatian Davis Cup team that competed just a few weeks ago. So is Ljubicic back the form that saw him reach #3 in the world a few years ago? Highly doubtful. To me it seems he caught lightning in a bottle for a week and a half that saw him beat Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Roddick in a matter of a few days. I wouldn't be shocked that the next tournament Ljubicic enters he is beaten by a no-name qualifier in the first round. That is the Ivan Ljubicic I have come to know of late. Either way, he had a great tournament and deserves a big "thumbs up" for his performance and a "fist bump" for taking down that turd Andy Roddick. Kudos to you Ljubicic.
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