Jelena on to final!

By Pierre Cantin
Date: 20/10/2001

A 6-2, 6-2 win today against Nathalie Tauziat gave Jelena a chance to move to the final of the Swisscom Challenge, where she will have a much tougher match.

Not much of a surprise to me to see Jelena win this easily against Nathalie Tauziat, a player that like Chanda Rubin, just can't do much against Jelena when she is on and we certainly can't find much that Jelena did not do well since the US Open as she has been nearly unbeatable...

This win will also be enough for Jelena to move to #9 in the rankings on Monday and move one step closer of being in the top 8 which would guarantee her to not face a Williams or Davenport before the quarterfinals in tournaments like the Australian Open.

But for now, Jelena can concentrate on her match tomorrow, the final of the Swisscom Challenge where she will face Lindsay Davenport. Not only is Davenport a very good player but it's also a great way for Jelena to test her progress. They have played 3 times yet and Jelena lost all 3:

2000 Wimbledon - Lindsay wins 6-4 6-2
2001 Australian Open - Lindsay wins 4-6 6-4 6-3
2001 Wimbledon - Lindsay wins 7-5 6-4

Jelena can win this match but it will be very tough, especially inside as Lindsey's power is even greater and right now she might be the best player on carpet. But let's not forget that Jelena has been playing awesome and winning her fourth title of the year as well as advancing to #8 is well within reach!

Go Jelena!