From Ana Land.
In mutual agreement with the Serbian Tennis Federation, Ana will not take part in the Serbia versus Slovakia Fed Cup tie next month.
“I spoke with the captain Dejan Vranes, and the President of the Federation Slobodan Zivojinovic, and together we decided that under these circumstances, and after all that has happened lately, it’s not the right time for me to be part of the team,” said Ana.
“Despite my non-presence, I believe that we have a good team, led by Jelena, and this is a great opportunity for one of the young, upcoming players to play on the biggest stage.
“I know that Serbia will put up a performance of great commitment and passion as always.
“I will continue to make all necessary steps to find my form, and the key to that is training with my team and playing tournaments.”
No shit, son. As if the pressure of a new coach and herself aren’t enough. It would be dumb to stack on the pressure of her country… and JJ. Not to mention, it’s against Slovakia… for pretty well nothing. Good move kid.
I agree that it’s a good decision “if” she is adding smaller tournaments to her schedule to replace it. She should add either Marbella, Fes, Ponte Verde or Barcelona to her schedule. She needs all the match play in the world because she is badly lacking it. She just can’t spend the next month practicing, that will do her no good and bring no confidence. She needs to play much as possible. Overall, playing in Fed Cup does her no good. Besides from the added pressure, she gains no ranking points and at the most will only get in two matches. At another smaller tournament, she could possibly play more, build some confidence and get ranking points to boot. So wise decision assuming she will add something. If she doesn’t, then it’s questionable.