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indiana


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Well done to Laura, seems to have been in blasting good form  smile

I did like...

 

steven wrote:

 



Alex Willis says "When she keeps it in, there's no contest really" - Bertens or Savchuk in the FQR.

 

 

...and it's coming, it's coming, and it is her big game that so continues to excite about the future.

Certainly, she seems to have been in general command and the tightness of the score to do with these two breaks that seem to have come from nothing, but that's tennis, it's games and sets that count, and you don't want to let up at any point. I guess the first break was the first game of the match so that's much more understandable.

Anyway, a  6 - 3  6 - 4 women's match completed in under an hour doesn't suggest there were many huge rallies going on  smile

Pity about Naomi.  Riske was a tough opponent to meet, but I still thought beatable if Naomi was at her best.  Looks as if again the serve wasn't functioning as well as she would like, which is major weaponlike. Also, rather disappointing how the 3rd set went away like that, which is very unlike Naomi's very competitive win and lose matches of late.



-- Edited by indiana on Friday 13th of January 2012 03:00:13 PM

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tony_orient wrote:

For anyone who didn't see Laura's first round match, it is available on the Australian Open Youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/australianopentv#p/l/0/XxdWTJx8VRY

A shame Naomi couldn't stay in the match after such a good start but was always a tough ask against Riske.

 Thanks for the link. Thought Laura played well overall though she could have done with a few more first serves when trying to finish off the match. 



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Disappointed for Naomi,cry but very pleased that Laura is still in there.smile



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When is Laura playing next (BST)?

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I'm guessing GMT would be more useful, in which case 2nd match after 1:30AM but not before 3:30AM

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Kudla beats Ball, which is nicely timed to let Laura now get ready for the main event of the day / night, whatever, on Show Court 3 :

Robson  vs Savchuk  at  3.30 am  GMT



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Warming up now !! Savchuk looks, well, a proper grown up player ! (Not that Laura doesn't, but you know what I mean perhaps)

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Laura serves, and holds to love (I think, but they've switched to a Kim C interview temporarily !!) Good start

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Laura takes 2nd bp and goes 2 - 0 up. Still getting alot of Kim though, so a bit hard to follow the flow !!!

3- 0 smile



-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Saturday 14th of January 2012 03:47:47 AM

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Yey,  Laura  3 - 0 *

Love Kim, but not just now, we want more tennis... !

 



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IN CONTROL

4 - 0

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She seems to be having more difficultly throwing the ball up in the air than actually playing the points at the moment!

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And a cross court winner makes it 5 - 0

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Danger score for Laura,   5 - 0 * 



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RBBOT wrote:

She seems to be having more difficultly throwing the ball up in the air than actually playing the points at the moment!

 

Yes, I'd noticed that  !!



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