Jovana Jakšić

Profile

Residence: Belgrade
Date of birth: September 30th, 1993.
Birth place: Belgrade, Serbia
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 67kg
Plays: right handed, (classic forehand, two-handed backhand, strong first serve)
Tennis Style: offensive, forward
Status: competing since 2005.
School: Secondary high touristic school
Tennis facts: She practices, plays and competes for: Tennis Club GEMAX
Tennis Coaches:
Dean Dermanov- Coach from 2003 to 2008
Nikola Zajelac - Coach for indvidaul work
Bane Jevremović and Mića Ratković - Coaches for teamwork at Tennis Club GEMAX
Conditioning coaches: professor Miljan Šile Grbović, Ph.D and Maja Ivanović

Jovana about herself:

…”I’d like to practice, I found not overly difficult to hit the ball several hours on daily bases or to work on my conditioning. I love tennis, I love to excel, to constantly move forward, to play matches and win, of course. But if I loose, I feel not so god at first, since I know what I did wrong and where I have failed. Luckily, that doesn’t last to long. I found more difficult doing homework after so many hours on the court or after the matches. Not because of work load, or heavy duty homework, simply because I have constant lack of time and I feel sometimes very tired. I am longing for few extra hours - for my studies or simply for a nap. I have to be a good student - that’s a deal I made with my parents two years ago. My job is to maintain good grades and to practice; they will look after everything else. I respect that. Same goes for their part”.

What Serbian Tennis Association has to say about Jovana?

…”Jovana Jakšić is the tennis player who in the past year has shown most improvement. We were stunned when she, aged 13, has won category one tournament for girls aged 18. It is quite amazing to see such a young girl having and maintaining high level of maturity, motivation, dedication and incredible work habits.
If she continues to work as she does now, with talent she has for the game and her great athletic skills we can expect one day from Jovana to make us all proud as Ana and Jelena did in the last few years…”

Her Tennis Style

Jovana’s best stroke is forehand down the line, forehand cross court and backhand down the line. Her favorite player is Lindsay Davenport whose first serve and serve return are for Jovana simply breathtaking. From Ana Ivanović, beside her game style, she would like to adopt her overall on court and off the court behavior.

Reputation

Jovana is known among her fellow peers and judges as very correct player. She’s considerate, well mannered, composed and always in the good mood. As her older idol, Jelena Jankovic, even when looses she keeps smiling.

Personal life

Jovana lives with her parents and younger brother Milan in Belgrade. Fluent in English, German and Italian, adores history. She’s too young to know what she would like to become when she grows up. Currently, she dreams only of Wimbledon green grass. Jovana is typical teenager, keeps her diary, doesn’t part from her mp3, has best friend and would „kill” for her grandma’s home made cake.