Hard for ASV to get past Jana here . Jana was so good on fast surfaces and had her best seasons in 97/98. Hard court or clay court I would give Arantxa the edge if both at their peaks . But the contrast in style was great to watch
Dejar escapar el break en el primer set le quitó confianza a Arantxa y se la dio a Novotna que voleó muy bien!!! Una pena porque Arantxa estaba jugando muy bien en este torneo.
De compañeras de dobles a casi ni hablarse, al final del encuentro se puede ver el Frío ❄🍃saludo entre 👉❗👈ambas. Arantxa había dicho 💬que fuera 📤producto de los Celos por parte de Novotna. Pese a todo las dos como jugadoras de Dobles han ganado Grandes Torneos.
This was her best tournament of the year basically and one of her highest quality matches of the year, so no I don't think she could have done much better at this point.
97 was her off-year. She was mentally spent from all the past years being at the top, with excellent later round results, and the many grueling matches. All credit to Sanchez for her incredible efforts and talent used, but also for coming back rejuvenated in 98.
