Article written by Michael Balesteros

Jelena Dokic/Nadja Petrova def. Trudi Musgrave/Abigail Spears-Indian Wells Doubles Round 1, 7-5 and 6-1

This was the first time I had really gotten to see Jelena and Nadia play up close, I prefer to watch tennis live from the side of the court rather then behind and I was only about 12 feet from the court since this match took place on one of the smaller ones. I was a bit late to this match since I was out and about but Jelena and Nadia were down early but had taken control of
the first set and went on to win it 7-5. Both girls seemed happy and were talking and getting along well as they sat in between sets. The 2nd set wasn't much of a match as Jelena and Nadia cruised to a 6-1 victory and looked impressive doing so.


Jelena Dokic/Nadia Petrova def. Jelena Kostanic/Henrieta Nagyova-Indian Wells  Doubles Round 2, 6-1 and 7-6

I must I was not too impressed with the team of Kostanic/Nagyova the day before as they had a rough time with 2 girls I had never heard of Flavia Penneta and Enuka Salemi who were qualifiers. While the team of Penneta/Salemi is very easy on the eyes (translation:very cute girls) they lack good tennis skills, but they may be decent with some time and alot of practice. So I thought this would be an easy time for Dokic/Petrova and the first set was a clear indication of that as they steam rolled to a 6-1 victory. The 2nd set was a bit tougher as Kostanic/Nagyova woke up and
started to play a bit and took our girls to a tie breaker which was played well and won by Dokic/Petrova.

Dokic and Petrova are a pretty good team and should do well together, they face a tough challenge in the quarterfinal with the 4th seeded team of Elena Bovina and Rennae Stubbs but it should be a great match.