Comments on: Jelena Jankovic Secures Season-Ending No. 1 Tennis Ranking

By: 2008 Tennis Season in Review: October - On the Baseline Tennis News

2008 Tennis Season in Review: October - On the Baseline Tennis News — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:00:24 +0000

[...] Jelena Jankovic secured the season-ending number one ranking. [...]

By: November Passing Shots - On the Baseline Tennis News

November Passing Shots - On the Baseline Tennis News — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:00:19 +0000

[...] holds the number one tennis player ranking in the world? Jelena Jankovic is the current No. 1 tennis player in the [...]

By: Erna

Erna — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:40:46 +0000

Jelena is no. 1! It’s great. I like Jelena a lot. She’s cool, composed and very very determined so I’ll say she really deserve the top position. Hopefully she’ll win a slam this 2009 – and that would be the day.

Love you Jelena!

Erna

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:56:50 +0000

It’s not good news for a Number 1 to not have won a Slam, but Jelena plays a lot of tournaments for the tour so I’ll give it to her.

I’m sick of players getting injured and skipping tournaments. So I’ll all for winless-Slam world no. 1.

If you play a lot then you get points, Jelena did just that. Her results are great throughout the year so she deserves it!

By: Jelena Jankovic Finished Year Number 1 Women Tennis Player in the World | The Tennis Times

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:55:15 +0000

[...] that Jelena Jankovic will finish the year the number one female tennis player in the world. Jelena secured the year end number 1 spot by winning 12 straight matches and three consecutive titles – the China [...]

By: Jelena Jankovic will end the 2008 season as No.1 | Jelena Jankovic

Jelena Jankovic will end the 2008 season as No.1 | Jelena Jankovic — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:05:45 +0000

[...] Four other players held the top ranking during 2008: the retired Justine Henin (20 weeks), Ana Ivanovic (12), Maria Sharapova (three) and Serena Williams (four). (via On the Baseline) [...]

By: :o

:o — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:51:10 +0000

She rightfully deserves that position.
To be the Season-Ending No. 1 you had to have the best overall season.

The WTA these days is so much about players choosing when they want to play, peaking for a month or two, before collapsing into a mini slump. None of the slam winners this year proved that they could be a consistent force outside of their grandslam win.

If I had to say, Serena had the best high’s of the season. Except those high’s did not come often enough.

Although I dislike Serena, I thought she had the #1 clinched after the USO, before she lost in her first match after and decided to take a break for her ‘injury’ by surfing in Hawaii. Her commitment is questionable. I think that Serena, Jankovic, Ivanovic, and Sharapova can have a great high quality rivalry, with the latter three carrying on after Serena retires.

2009 is truly promising. Jankovic is playing better, Ivanovic is coming back, Sharapova will need some time but she’ll be back, Safina has everything to gain pre-clay season, and Serena will be forced to play more if she wants to maintain her ranking.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:14:42 +0000

I know year-end no. 1’s have ended with 6 titles (Davenport twice, Henin in ‘06- I believe), but that’s, I think, the lowest titles a world no. 1 has won in a season.

Now, I know winning three titles in a row is very impressive, but I can’t help thinking that another Jankovic achievement (year-end no. 1) is tainted by the fact that she did not win a grand slam or more than four titles. Consistency is good. Titles, especially Slam titles, are better.

Only two Tier I’s and two Tier II’s should not a world number one make.