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I'm going to try and do a short Q&A with Jessica Ren for this site (and britishtennis.net) after her Orange Bowl final tomorrow.

Please post any questions you'd like me to ask, in this thread

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I had exactly this idea last week!

Wonder what sort of stuff we can ask

-- Edited by ultimateshedman at 23:31, 2006-12-29

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Who did you want to win X-Factor :)

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Here are the 11 questions which people came up with. I've emailed them to Jessica, I'll let you know when she replies:

1) Which was the most memorable match for you from the Eddie Herr International and Orange Bowl over the last two weeks ?

2) How many hours of tennis do you play each week? And also, how do you balance education and tennis?

3) We all have heard that you trained at Nick Bollettieri’s academy for a few months. Do you have plans to base yourself there or some other residential academy on more permanent a basis?

4) Which tournament would you most like to win in your career?

5) You are now rated as one of the best 12 year olds in the world and you also compete with success in the 14 and under circuits. What is your aim for 2007?

6) Does you find your sister's success inspires you ? Is their a lot of rivalry between you ?

7) Who do you regard as the toughest opponent you have faced in your age group?

8) What does it feel like when you play Jennifer in a competitive match? Do you feel like she is your sister and someone you want to do well, or do you treat her as just another opponent?

9) Did it feel a bit bad to beat someone like Sophia Kovalets, with whom you won the doubles title at Eddie Herr ?

10) You have lots of tournament success in the last few years. Which one was your favourite?

11) Who are your favourite tennis players? Is there anyone in the present women’s Tour whose game style you admire and try to follow?

-- Edited by ultimateshedman at 18:40, 2006-12-28

-- Edited by ultimateshedman at 23:32, 2006-12-29

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Jess' answers:

1) My most memorable match was my semi-final match against Laura Robson at Orange Bowl, it was great to emerge winner as every point was tough.

2) I play around 20 hours of tennis a week, and tennis sessions are arranged around my school timetable.

3) I trained at Bollettieri's in preparation for Orange Bowl and have no plans for training there or anywhere else on a full-time basis.

4) I would really like to win Wimbledon as it is the home Grand Slam.

5) In 2007 I would like to achieve a high under 14 ETA ranking as I cannot play ITF's until September when I am 13. It would be great to do well at Les Petite As (Tarbes) and under 14 Orange Bowl next year as well.

6) My sisters success inspires me because I always want to do better than her in tournaments so we do have a rivalry and competition.

7) My toughest opponent in the age group is definitly Laura Robson, as most of our matches are tough.

8) I always try to treat her as a normal opponent, but it's quite hard because she treats me like a younger sister and she tries extra hard not to lose to me!

9) It didn't feel bad because it's hard to feel bad when you've won!

10) Probably Orange Bowl because it's such a great and famous tournament-everyone wants to win Orange Bowl.

11) My favourite players are Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters. I do not try and follow anyone else's game-I just play my own style.

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Good answers, she sounds very determined!

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Good stuff there! It's really nice of her to answer all the questions for us. Thanks a lot for that, Jessica.


In response to the answer to the fifth question, I think that Jess will do really well in Europe next year.

Having no one younger than you ahead in the rankings is a thing that shows real quality at all levels of tennis.

http://www.tenniseurope.org/JuniorTennis/Jun_Te_-Rankings_U14-Girls-numercial.aspx


Orlik will play ITFs full time from next year. She is much better than everyone else, so it's a relief.
Jess can compete with almost everyone else. She played number 2 Ajla Tomljanovic in the finals of a Category 1 event in Hasselt this year and lost 4 and 4 only. An excellent score when you consider the fact that she was still 11 years old at that time.

Best of luck to her for Tarbes and Teen Tennis (She should play there. We can't say now as the LTA site doesn't have lists ).



Love the answer to the last question!

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Nice one.


Does she play with spectacles on? I thought she looked so sweet in that pic with her big glasses. Bless.



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RedCabbage wrote:

Nice one.


Does she play with spectacles on? I thought she looked so sweet in that pic with her big glasses. Bless.




Yeah she plays with glasses on, like Bally used to. Bally decided to move to contacts in the end as she had problems with the glasses steaming up.

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