Laura has lost several close matches over the past few months, so getting through this, even if it was a big struggle, will give her a bit of a boost.
A match with some similarities in the close score to Jo's match earlier to day, but also a stark contrast in level that show how long a path Laura has ahead of her.
-- Edited by tony_orient on Monday 25th of January 2016 09:59:55 PM
One thing I can take from the service stats that is a good sign for Laura is that she was winning 70% of her points on the first serve. If she can up her 1st serve percentage, she shouldn't have as many issues as today. Ultimately, the first serve percentage being so low gave room for so many DFs. The second serve does clearly need work though.