To those already signed up, or for those interested in attending, the Hilton Head February 20-21, 2009 clinic has moved up one day.  The dates are now Feb. 19-20 at 6pm-9pm on Thursday, and 8am-5pm on Friday.  Feel free to email us with any questions, or fill out an application to attend!

Etch has announced his move from the Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, to the Mission Inn Resort in Howie-in-the-Hills, located near Orlando, FL.  Pat is teaming up with Justine Henin and Carlos Rodriguez’s Sixth Sense Academy and Gary Gilchrist’s Golf Academy.  In addition to working with their academies and players, Pat will also still be working with pro athletes and taking Personal Etcheberry Experiences throughout the year!

 To read more from the Orlando Sentinel, click on the links below:

Orlando Sentinel Article 1

Orlando Sentinel Article 2

Jelena Jankovic made her first Grand Slam final appearance Sunday evening, playing a competitive match against Serena Williams.  While Serena went on to win the match 6-4, 7-5, Jelena gave a great fight to become the 2008 Runner-Up Finalist.

Jelena credits her ability to make it to the finals because of her better fitness, which has been worked on with Pat:

“Q. You talked about some issues with conditioning, and I know a couple of matches ago you had some leg cramps coming off…

JELENA JANKOVIC: Yes, in the beginning of the week. And you probably can see the difference that, you know, I was not moving as well. I was really struggling. I was, you know, getting tired quite quickly, but I have been working with the Pat Etcheberry quite a lot. Every day I feel that I’m just little by little I’m getting stronger. I’m getting firmer.

I’m not doing the exercises that make me tired. It just helps me to tone my muscles, and really, you know, we do a lot of exercises for agility, a little bit of strength. Not too much that it’s going to make me tired for my match.

So it’s just enough. And I feel that every day I’m seeing the difference, I’m seeing the progress, which is the most important thing.” http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/interviews/2008-09-02/200809021220410945539.html

Click here for more info on her great US Open appearance:

http://greattennisphotos.blogspot.com/2008/08/jelena-jankovic-us-open-31-august.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/sep/01/usopentennis.tennis?gusrc=rss&feed=sport

 Jelena has been using her Etch-Swing to help her gain strength and power in her shots.  Click here to learn how you can get yours!

Jelena Jankovic becomes #1 in the world on August 11th, according to the new rankings on the Sony Ericsson’s WTA Tour website. 

 Click here to read more.  Congrats Jelena!

For all those who have preordered Etch-Swings, they have now arrived and will be shipped out by July 8!

Those who want to get in on the first batch of Etch-Swings, visit our Etch-Swing page to buy!

Click here to see more about how Jelena prepared for the French Open, including her work with Etch!

“  ‘Etcheberry has been helping me a lot as he is in charge of my body and my fitness. I think I can tell that I’ve grown physically stronger, which is of highest importance when it comes to clay court tournaments. It’s good news that improvement has already come in terms of results. My next goal is to try and win the forthcoming Roland Garros event, and whether I pull it off or not, we’ll see. My biggest opposition in Paris will be Jelena Jankovic herself [laughs]. If I manage to impose my game and if I’m not injured or ill, everything will be much easier,’ says Jelena.” -T. Dragojevic for Blic Online
 

Keep checking back for daily updates on the 2008 French Open for Pat’s current and former players:

Round 1

• Jelena Jankovic defeated Monica Niculescu 7-6 (7-3), 6-2.
• Raluca Olaru lost to Stephanie Cohen-Aloro of France 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.
• Victoria Azarenka defeated Edina Gallovits 6-1, 6-3.
• Mardy Fish won his first round match against Agustin Calleri 6-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

Round 2

• Jelena Jankovic defeated Marina Erakovic 6-2, 7-6 (7-5).
• Victoria Azarenka won against Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea 6-0, 6-0.
• Mardy Fish was defeated by Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.

Round 3

• Jelena Jankovic beat Dominika Cibulkova 7-5, 6-3.
• Victoria Azarenka defeated Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 6-1.

Round 4

• Jelena Jankovic defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 7-6 (7-3).
• Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-3.

Quarterfinals

• Jelena Jankovic won against C. Suarez Navarro 6-3, 6-2.

Jelena Jankovic, who is currently on the road with Pat getting ready for the French Open, won the Internazionali BNL d’Italia this past weekend, defeating Alize Cornet of France 6-2, 6-2.

This is her second time winning this tournament.  For more information, click here.

Jelena Jankovic made it all the way to the Sony Ericsson Finals on Saturday, losing only to Serena Williams with a score of 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. 

For more information on the tournament, and to see how Justine Henin, Victoria Azarenka, and some of Pat’s other players did in the tournament, visit the Sony Ericsson site!

Pacific Life Open 2008 Results

• Mardy Fish, one of Pat’s former players, made it to the 2008 Pacific Life Open finals, defeating Roger Federer in the semi-finals.  In the finals, Mardy lost to Novak Djokovic in a tough match of 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
• Jelena Jankovic made it all the way to the semi-finals, losing to Ana Ivanovic, who resulted in winning the Championship.

Good luck to all in Miami!