When Novak Djokovic is asked what the springboard was for his amazing 2011 season, in addition to some changes in his game he points out the confidence gained from leading Serbia to its first ever Davis Cup title at the end on 2010. Riding the play of Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic, Team Serbia shocked Russia on the Russians’ home turf 3-2 to advance to their first ever Fed Cup final with a chance to duplicate what their men’s squad did in 2010 in Davis Cup. Especially strong was Jelena Jankovic, who won both of her matches (against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Svetlana Kuznetsova) in straight sets.

Riding more of a rollercoaster weekend, but ultimately emerging with a huge victory, was Ana Ivanovic. She was in two three set battles with Kuznetsova and Pavlyuchenkova. She lost a close, tough match to Sveta, but with Serbia needing a win to ease the…