Australian Open Qualifying - Melbourne, Australia - Hard

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Australian Open Qualifying - Melbourne, Australia - Hard

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Naomi's excellent run in Auckland gets its further reward :D
Fingers crossed she makes it through to the MD

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Decent draw.
Match starts 23:00 UK, court 9

PaulM · Tennis legend

I thought this was one of the more loaded sections lol. Should beat Lim but hard to play a close friend. Hopefully she'll do.well here

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

yes, that's what I was thinking. Although it goes both ways - i.e. it's hard for both of them, as they're both good friends.

NB Alizé has been posting some great photos, after having found out that the Aussie Open give players 'unlimited food' !!!

LordBrownof · Futures level

None of those opponents have posted any significant wins so far this year (although granted it's early doors). This'll be Wang's first match of the year.

Priesty · Challenger level

Naomi had an early break but has just surrendered it losing serve to 30 cry

3-3 first set....

-- Edited by Priesty on Wednesday 13th of January 2016 11:42:13 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

She's not serving well enough to win this at the moment. Needs to be careful.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Misses break point and loses the set.

Not going well so far.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

3-6

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Naomi finally punishes some 2nd serves to break for *3-1

df, ace, ace, df as Naomi holds to 40 for 4-1*

Easy love hold for AL *4-2

2 aces as Naomi holds to love 5-2*

Naomi gets 0-30 then loses two 2nd serve points but wins another to get set point, which she takes 6-2

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 14th of January 2016 12:27:20 AM

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Naomi holds to 15 despite struggling to land her first serve 1-0*

AL recovers from 15-30 taking three first serve points in a row *1-1

Naomi broken to love despite 3 first serves 1-2*

AL recovers from 0-30 to hold to 40, missing just one first serve *1-3

Naomi holds to 30 2-3*

AL holds to 15 *2-4

Naomi up 40-15 implodes, losing 4 points in a row, 3 dfs in the game 2-5*

Serving for the match, AL has 30-15 lands her next 3 first serves, yet is broken to 30 *3-5

Naomi loses 3 first serve points to go 15-40 then saves 2 mps, only to lose another two first serve points and the match 3-6

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What on earth was that ? Naomi won 8/20 first serve points in the 3rd set.

Overall 7 aces 10 dfs. First serve percentage 56% winning 60/48. On return won 42% returning first, 37% returning 2nd. Alize 0 dfs.

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 14th of January 2016 01:27:36 AM

Priesty · Challenger level

We need some of that grit that saw off Ostapenko now.....

Grachka · County player

Man, disappointing.

Alize Lim FRA d. (3) Naomi Broady GBR 6-3 2-6 6-3

thejester · Satellite level

Real shame, would have been great to see Naomi continue her recent momentum. Still, that's sport I guess, and I thoroughly expect her to be in the MD in Paris, with relatively little to defend