"I guess it's one of those days you just come on the court and the legs don't go, the reactions are not there," said JJ.

The last tournament the 12-time WTA titlist Jelena Jankovic won was Indian Wells in 2010, and the fact that she was coming off back-to-back semifinals in Dubai and Kuala Lumpur, made us expect more from her, but the Serb lost her opening match to 99th-ranked Jamie Hampton in straight sets.

The young American wildcard, who has for the first time moved into the Top 100 this week, defeated the 12th-seeded Jankovic 6-4 6-3, surpassing what was just a match before her career-best victory, the 6-0 6-1 upset of world No.38 Polona Hercog in the first round of Indian Wells.

World No.1 Victoria Azarenka was on the verge of extinction, but survived Mona Barthel’s winning streak (ten out of 12 games won from 4-6 1-5), the German’s 4-1 lead in the third set and two times when she was serving for the match, to eventually win 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(6) after three hours, despite actually winning overall one point less than her opponent. Azarenka has thus kept her 2012 win-loss record intact, 18-0.

Two-time Indian Wells champion Daniela Hantuchova, seed No.19 this year, lost to Klara Zakopalova 6-3 6-7(7) 6-3 after a grueling match that also lasted three hours. This is the Slovakian’s third straight exit from Indian Wells in her opening match. (photo: Johan Rivera, follow him on Twitter @HobbiesPlus)

During an All-Access Hour in Indian Wells, Caroline Wozniacki tried to be funny and pop a balloon behind Maria Sharapova, while the Russian was being interviewed, but what was supposed to be a prank turned into an epic fail. Watch!

Wozniacki is trying too hard! And the balloon fail wasn't all, she was even making faces behind Agnieszka Radwanska!?

On a different note, Wozniacki is willing to alter her game in order to win a major and/or the Olympics, even if it means losing some matches initially. The Dane will not change what is working, but she will try out new elements.

Wozniacki won Indian Wells last year, while in 2010 she was runner-up to Jelena Jankovic. (photo: AP via The Slice)

Indian Wells and Miami, together offering more than $10 million in prize money, are underway and our contributor Omair wanted to share with you his reflections and questions about which outcomes the two big events will bring. Tell us your views in the comments!

Before doing a quick recap of the star-studded tournaments in 2012 so far, I will have a look at the questions I'd like to have answered during Indian Wells and Miami:

1. How long will Victoria Azarenka's streak continue?
2. Can Caroline Wozniacki bounce back from the disappointing start of 2012? At this time last year, she had already won one title (Dubai) and was runner-up at Doha and had a semifinal showing at the Australian Open. This year she has yet to make a final.
3. How will Petra Kvitova fare? She has played only two Fed Cup matches after losing to Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open.
4. Is Agnieszka Radwanska for real? No one other than Azarenka has been able to beat Radwanska so far in 2012.
5. Can Sharapova bounce back from a disappointing loss to Angelique Kerber at Paris?
6. How will Li Na fare? Will her slump continue like last year, or will she show her game?
7. Where does Vera Zvonareva stand after a very disappointing start of 2012? She is 4-4 so far this year.
8. Will Julia Georges be able to build on her momentum or will we see her inconsistency again?

Two great tournaments and intriguing matches await us. How do you see women’s tennis so far in 2012 and what will you be watching out for during the Indian Wells and Miami tournaments?

Now let's see how top 4 seeds at star-studded tourneys have fared so far in 2012.

Sydney

Top 4 seeds, with the lone exception of Caroline Wozniacki, made it to the semifinals. The semifinals and the finals were all promising matches, all three going to three sets. It was Sydney where we saw Victoria Azarenka excelling.

Australian Open

Here again 3 of the top 4 seeds made it to the semifinals, again with the lone exception of Caroline Wozniacki who lost in the quarters to defending champion Kim Clijsters. The semifinals proved to be great battles with Azarenka toughing it out against Clijsters and Maria Sharapova just hanging in against Petra Kvitova. Although the final was one-sided, Azarenka won in straight sets, it did show that the women at the top are ready to back up their rankings with strong and deep runs at tournaments.

Doha

Doha was Azarenka's first event as the new world No.1. Again we saw 3 of the top 4 seeds making it to the semifinals. I think you would have guessed the lone exception of the top 4 seeds, not making the semis, yes you are right, it was Wozniacki , yet again. Azarenka handed Radwanska her third defeat of 2012 in as many meetings, while Marion Bartoli retired after she lost the first set to Samantha Stosur. Azarenka routed Stosur in straight sets to claim her third title of 2012 in as many tournaments.

Tell us what you think! How would you answer my questions?

Related Omair's article: How likely is an Australian Open warm-up tournament winner to win the Melbourne Grand Slam? (photos: Johan Rivera, follow him on Twitter @HobbiesPlus)

Ana Ivanovic posed in a number of settings for Hollywood fashion photographer John Russo, including a swimming pool, where the 24-year-old exposed her sexy side, posing seemingly naked, or at least topless. The photo shoot also included a session of Ana looking gorgeous in young and hip dresses. A massage and a stop in the gym were there, too. Check out the teaser video:

The shoot took place last week at the Park Hyatt Aviara in San Diego and I expect the photos to be stunning, just as those from Ana's cooperation with Russo in Las Vegas for the cover of Vanidades.

Rain was constantly messing up the schedule of the BMW Malaysian Open, including the final matches of the tournament, when Petra Martic was forced to play both her semifinal and final in one day. The Croatian had no energy to complete the title match and Hsieh Su-Wei from Chinese Taipei won her first WTA title when her opponent retired in the third set, at 2-6 7-5 4-1.

Not only that Martic played two matches in one day, but her semifinal against second seed Jelena Jankovic lasted more than three hours and finished with the score 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(5), with Martic saving a match point on the way. In addition, the final against the unseeded Hsieh was taken to the third set as well, and Martic retired after an hour and 45 minutes. It was Martic who won the first set 6-2 and led 4-2 in the second, before tiredness took its toll.

En route to the Kuala Lumpur title, Hsieh defeated Anne Keothavong in the first round, Casey Dellacqua in the second, then had a walkover when top seed Agnieszka Radwanska withdrew, then beat Eleni Daniilidou and in the end Petra Martic succumbed to exhaustion.

The Malaysian Open final was the first WTA title match for both Martic and Hsieh. The 26-year-old Hsieh, ranked 123rd, had only two semifinals before this one, one more than ten years ago, in 2001, and one recently at Pattaya. However, in doubles she won eight WTA titles and was ranked as high as No.9. (photo: © Neal Trousdale)

In the first all-Italian final since 2010, third seed Sara Errani overcame second seed Flavia Pennetta 5-7 7-6(2) 6-0 to win the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL title, and shortly afterwards, paired with Roberta Vinci, she went on to claim the doubles trophy as well.

Pennetta was playing her seventh straight Acapulco final. She won the close first set, but in the tiebreak of the second set she made many mistakes and a lot of running, aggressive play and tense moments wore off Pennetta and she lost the third set without winning a single game, while Errani lost only three points on her serve.

After clinching the singles title, Errani took the courts for the doubles final. Her pair was Roberta Vinci, the tournament’s top seed in singles, whom Errani eliminated in the semifinals. The top-seeded Italians needed just 51 minutes to defeat Spain’s Lourdes Dominguez Lino and Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-2 6-1.

The Acapulco singles title is the third WTA title in Errani’s career, after Palermo and Portoroz in 2008. In doubles, it’s Errani’s tenth title and seventh with Vinci. (source: WTA Tour, photo: © Neal Trousdale)

Jelena Jankovic, second seed and wildcard at the BMW Malaysian Open, is into the semifinals of the Kuala Lumpur tournament without even a drop of sweat, as her opponent Ayumi Morita granted her a walkover due to a right shoulder injury. Another lucky circumstance for Jankovic is that the event’s top seed Agnieszka Radwanska is also out, with a right elbow injury.

However, it was not all an easy road for the Serb in Malaysia. In the first round against Caroline Garcia of France, Jankovic played for almost three hours, saving a set point in the first set tiebreak and three match points in the third set to finally win 7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(2). And all that happened on Jankovic’s 27th birthday.

Petra Martic of Croatia will be Jankovic’s opponent in the semifinals. We already know one finalist – Hsieh Su-Wei advanced to the title match with a 6-0 4-6 6-1 win over Eleni Daniilidou. (photo: Johan Rivera, follow him on Twitter @HobbiesPlus)

Yesterday world No.5 Agnieszka Radwanska won two matches in straight sets and advanced to the quarterfinals of the BMW Malaysian Open, which was only days after her title run in Dubai, but it seems that too much play did put a pressure on the Pole's body and she handed a walkover to her quarterfinal opponent, Hsieh Su-Wei. The reason behind the top seed's withdrawal is a right elbow injury. (photo: Johan Rivera)

Agnieszka Radwanska, enjoying her career-high No.5 ranking earned over the weekend by clinching the Dubai trophy, rushed to Kuala Lumpur to play the BMW Malaysian Open, but rain interfered so much that the Pole finished her first round match two days later than the encounter was scheduled, and right afterwards she played and won her second round.

The 22-year-old Radwanska beat Akgul Amanmuradova 6-2 6-4 on Thursday, while the match started on Wednesday and was supposed to start on Tuesday. Later on Thursday the top-seeded Pole met Karolina Pliskova and defeated her as well, 6-4 6-4.

In the quarterfinals of the $220,000 Malaysian Open Radwanska's opponent will be Taiwanese qualifier Su-Wei Hsieh.

Defending champion at the tournament was seventh-seeded Jelena Dokic, but she lost today, in the second round to Olivia Rogowska 3-6 6-4 7-6(2). (photo: Johan Rivera)

Our last update on Alisa Kleybanova’s recovery from Hodgkin's lymphoma shared that the Russian had one more major medical test awaiting. In her new message to fans, on the WTA Tour's official website, the 22-year-old said that her last tests all turned out positive and that she is now training on the tennis courts again, preparing for the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami for which she has been awarded a wildcard.

I finished my treatments in December and a couple of weeks ago I did my last tests in Italy. The treatments were successful, my doctors are happy with my health and I'm feeling great!

Kleybanova is now in Florida, ecstatic about resuming her tennis career.

I have started to train and right now I'm in Florida playing tennis again!!! It was physically really hard in the beginning, but it was so emotional that I didn't want to get off the court This is just amazing, I'm working out every day now and enjoying it so much more than before!

Good luck with your comeback, Alisa. Looking forward to seeing you play in Miami!

The two-time WTA titlist and former world No.20 Kleybanova was struck by the serious illness in the middle of 2011. The last match she played was in Rome in early May 2011. (photo: © Neal Trousdale)