tony_orient wrote:

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The Livescore website for this tournament also has downloadable scorecard pdfs with point by point scoring and stats. From looking at the scorecards of Laura's matches:

V Bergot
was as one-sided as the score suggested with only one game in the whole match going to deuce. Laura also won 66% of the toal points.
Laura won the toss and chose to receive - interesting because she has always elected to serve in the past as far as I can remember. Maybe it was a choice based on playing on clay (she also chose to receive again v Coin).
First serve percentage still not brilliant at 46% but only 2 double faults.

v Coin
Better serving from Laura, 59% first serves, 6 aces (all in the second set) and only 3 doubles. Coin's serve stats were also good, which helps explain the lack of breaks in the second set.
Laura won 55% of total points, and looking at the point by point scores, Coin had a slight edge in the second set before Laura won the crucial 12th game.

And for Naomi:

v Temin
Always likely to be a comfortable win and it was once she got through the first few games, but it looks like the first set was quite scrappy and she needed some help from her opponent who double faulted three times in her first two service games.
No aces for Naomi (in stark contast to today's match).

v Pliskova
The match was as even as the scoreline suggested, with both players winning 107 points. Both players also had 4 breaks from 6 opportunities, so it was a very tough loss for Naomi but looks like she played well.
Naomi's serve was certainly working as she hit 19 aces and kept her first serve % above 60% in every set. 4 double faults is not too bad for such a long match, although Pliskova avoided double faulting at all.

Judging by the aces hit and serving stats today and yesterday the courts are playing faster today (or it could just be less windy), which is good news for Laura if that remains the case tomorrow.

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 Thanks for summarising these scorecards. Very helpful.

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I've just checked back and on the scorecard I looked at 1st serve percentages were not shown ????????

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Monday 7th of May 2012 07:51:33 AM

Facing a break point now, but saves it ! Phew.

*2 - 1

Deuce

And another

Saves that

Game point

3 - 1*

 

Excellent !

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Monday 7th of May 2012 10:23:01 AM

Ah! scoreboard sprung to life now !!!

1st set in the bag
6 - 4

and 1 - 1 in the 2nd . On serve

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Monday 7th of May 2012 11:02:00 AM

Long game........

At least 2 BP opps go by

Another GP saved.  Deuce

This is quite a tussle.  And a pivotal game you feel

AD Laura, again........

Nope. Deuce

Ad Laura.  (Wonder if all her mates are courtside.  Hope so)

Done it.

*4 - 3

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Monday 7th of May 2012 11:32:33 AM

Serving for the match at 5 -1

Facing 2 break points

Saves one

And another

MP

2 - 6  6 - 4  6 - 1   GSM  Heather Watson  

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Monday 7th of May 2012 05:02:58 PM

Laura makes an brilliant start !

*1 - 0

*5 - 4

Big task to serve out the set. (Seems a bit of a long break here?)