Week 34 - US Open qualifying (women's)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

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

Maza1987 · Challenger level

comon naomi!

LordBrownof · Futures level

Laura's first serve % is pretty low. She needs to up it to close this match out.

indiana · Tennis legend

Both came through tight service games there with BPs against :

Laura 6 - 3 4 - 4 *

Naomi 6 - 4 4 - 3 *

Peter too · Tennis legend

That was my third power cut today.

indiana · Tennis legend

LordBrownof wrote:
Laura's first serve % is pretty low. She needs to up it to close this match out.

Would help, but she's getting through her service games. She would certainly have hoped to break Townsend more than once so far.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

S'.......... Laura broken and Townsend takes 2nd set. Disaster, even if she finally wins match she will be more tired for the 3rd round played later today.

indiana · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
LordBrownof wrote:
Laura's first serve % is pretty low. She needs to up it to close this match out.

Would help, but she's getting through her service games. She would certainly have hoped to break Townsend more than once so far.

Bah, or was Laura broken and loses 2nd set . Naomi broken for 4 - 5 * cry

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Hmmmm, not the cakewalk we were predicting.

Mmmmmmmmmm....................cake. *Goes to raid fridge*

Peter too · Tennis legend

Townsend(USA) Robson(GBR)

1st Serve % 34 of 54 = 63 % 28 of 61 = 46 %

Aces 4 5

Double Faults 2 5

Unforced Errors 22 19

Winning % on 1st Serve 27 of 34 = 79 % 23 of 28 = 82 %

Winning % on 2nd Serve 10 of 20 = 50 % 18 of 33 = 55 %

Winners 19 21

Receiving Points Won 20 of 61 = 33 % 17 of 54 = 31 %

Break Point Conversions 1 of 3 = 33 % 1 of 4 = 25 %

Net Approaches 14 of 18 = 78 % 7 of 10 = 70 %

Fastest Serve Speed 111 MPH 110 MPH

Average 1st Serve Speed 94 MPH 102 MPH

Average 2nd Serve Speed 77 MPH 87 MPH

indiana · Tennis legend

Go Naomi, breaks back ( to love I think ) for * 5 - 5

indiana · Tennis legend

Laura's match 1 break apiece. 58 points won to 57. All very close.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Good running commentary on the twitter link posted by julia http://twitter.com/#!/sluggahjells

Better insight than just looking at the ls. Seem like Townsend is an all court player.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

'Townsend falls down and Robson asks if she is OK. Even in the heat of competiition Laura still a class act'

courtside comment

http://twitter.com/#!/sluggahjells

steven · Tennis legend

Such inviting FQRs if they can only win their 3rd sets - the winner of Laura's match plays Zhang, who lost 4 & 1 to Anne in Vancouver and has lost to Tara as well this year, while Naomi has 1-0 H2Hs against both Foretz and Kucova, who have just gone into a 3rd set themselves.