this! is what I've been waiting on . . .

'Dis hea'! battling for 'dat $million. No Sharapova. Jelena Jankovic has been on a tear since her US Open final lost of dat $million to Serena (who has tasted 'de sweet taste of 'dat $million now). Heck, only half the field is Russian, what's up wid' 'dat, huh?

Ana has floundered, as I expected, since Wimbledon, but (big but) I expect her in every final every slam next year. Ana has stepped into the public eye (GOD forbid); that takes some adjustment. She'll make that adjustment to her liking (that's her fight here) in the (brief) off-season, but (big but again) she could break out here, too.