Week 34 - US Open qualifying (women's)

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

RE: Week 34 - US Open qualifying (women's)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

OK Laura, do it the champions' way. Serve it out.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Three match points on her own service 6-4 6-3 Finally

wolf · Tennis legend

Laura holds to love and qualifies to play in her first Grand Slam main draw as of right.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Ling Zhang just wouldn't lie down. hmm

Laura had 17 break points and took 2. disbelief

-- Edited by Peter too on Friday 26th of August 2011 10:51:35 PM

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Well done Laura. Abysmal on converting break points but got there in the end. 1st serve percentage unimpressive again but not broken.

-- Edited by kundalini on Friday 26th of August 2011 10:49:43 PM

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Possible opponents for qualifiers

Petkovic
Jie Zheng
kimiko date
danilidou
slone stephens
mirjana lucic
Schiavone
a radwanska
mel oudin
yakimova
bartoli
mchale
petrova
medina garigues
ayumi morita
zvonareva

Some very good possibilities there. Best ones to draw, imo, are danilidou, oudin, lucic and morita.

wolf · Tennis legend

Naomi misses two break points, back to deuce.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Yes!

Well played laura to turn it around from being two points from defeat earlier today. Especially good as this was the tournament where she has lost from commanding positions in the final round for the past two years - but right now she seems so much tougher mentally (and physically after coming through two games today).

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

Slone Stephens wouldn't be a bad draw (in addition to the above list) - she is strongest on clay.

-- Edited by RBBOT on Friday 26th of August 2011 10:54:36 PM

philwrig · Hall of fame

Maza1987 wrote:
Possible opponents for qualifiers

Petkovic
Jie Zheng
kimiko date
danilidou
slone stephens
mirjana lucic
Schiavone
a radwanska
mel oudin
yakimova
bartoli
mchale
petrova
medina garigues
ayumi morita
zvonareva

Some very good possibilities there. Best ones to draw, imo, are danilidou, oudin, lucic and morita.

I think apart from one obvious one i.e Oudin there are 6 players you defo wouldn't want, but the main thing is she has finally qualified for a US open eventhough 2/17 break points converted is a shocking stat.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Naomi had 5 bps in SFG's first service game in the 3rd set

Maza1987 · Challenger level

RBBOT wrote:
Slone Stephens wouldn't be a bad draw (in addition to the above list) - she is strongest on clay.

-- Edited by RBBOT on Friday 26th of August 2011 10:54:36 PM

It wouldn't be a bad draw. But she has done well recently in the american hard court swing. And she will be feeling good with the crowd behind her. Same with Mchale.

Peter too · Tennis legend

This break point conversion problem is catching - Naomi has won 84 points to Stephanie's 83 but only converted 1/10 break points to Stephanie's 3/7

Julia Carrot · All-time great

And a pic of Laura here http://yfrog.com/kg4synhj