WeeK 39 - WTA Premier 5 ($2.05M) - Tokyo, Japan - Hard

Julia Carrot · All-time great

RE: WeeK 39 - WTA Premier 5 ($2.05M) - Tokyo, Japan - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

Looks like neither player is having much luck with their serve - Laura 38% 1st serves in, Dulgheru61% 1st serves in but 7 DFs in 3 games!

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Laura holds to Love

*2 - 5

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Hello Steven

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Robbo takes the 1st set !!!!
6 - 2

Then df's 1st point of 2nd

Recent tweet from Fortydeucetwits 'Robbo saves 3 BPs to hold, then Dulgheru double faults 4 straight times to hand over a break. I've missed you so much, ladies'

But, anyway Laura is definitely the 'boss' here at the moment and holds
1 - 0*

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Sunday 25th of September 2011 05:52:44 AM

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Jinxed her again.

Dulgheru holds very convincingly

*1 -1

(Begu finishes off Karolina Pliskova in a competative 3rd set.) Her sister is up now against Shahar Peer !!!

Laura holds

2 - 1*

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Df no 10 gives Laura bp

And No 11
gives her the break

Lucky Laura biggrin

*3 - 1

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Sunday 25th of September 2011 05:44:15 AM

steven · Tennis legend

Hello

I didn't expect to wake up to Laura doing so well. Hope she can see this out.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Let's hope she can keep steady and consolidate the break

30 - 30

she's facing a bp now

2nd serve

Df (must be catching) and broken

Back on serve

3 - 2*

Seems a 'nervy' match ?

Julia Carrot · All-time great

steven wrote:
Hello I didn't expect to wake up to Laura doing so well. Hope she can see this out.

Me neither.

but *4 - 2 now smile smile smile

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C'mon Laura Hold

She does

5 - 2*

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0 - 30

15 - 30

30 - 30

30 - 40 MP **********

2nd serve

not a df pleeze (it wasn't)

But

Laura Robson wins 6 -2 6 -2

biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Sunday 25th of September 2011 05:58:54 AM

philwrig · Hall of fame

Great stuff Laura, but if you're being honest Dulgheru was shocking and I didn't even watch the match. I suspect all Laura had to do was keep it in the court to win. But it does set up the mouth watering clash against Ivanovic and of course who's her coach, our very own Nigel Sears.

steven · Tennis legend

Yes, it does look like pretty shocking play by Dulgheru, but that's still a great win for Laura, who had to hold her nerve and clearly did, and a very convincing scoreline biggrin

In fact, she won by 6 breaks to 2 - exactly half the games were breaks of serve.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Does Ivanovic have a Bye, or does she have to win a match 1st?