I knew you'd notice that! 10 points in a row before Razzano gets one. Anne's numbers look ok but surprised she hasn't done more damage against VR's 2nd serve.
Not a clever start to the set from Anne. 2/6 first serves in play. Early in the match she had been very successful on 2nd but as the match has progressed she's struggling to win points
VR serving *2-0
0-15 15-15 30-15 40-30 xholds
AK serving *0-3
Off getting some food 40-30 40-40 40-A 40-40 40-A
Anne saves a bp but is broken again
VR serving *4-0
Time for triple chocolate ice cream. Which quite frankly I need right now. Terrible set from Anne so far.
I'm going to be enjoying my ice cream if not the tennis. Come on Anne! Time to get your act together.
Just spilled some on my trousers. That wasn't clever!
Bit of a delay. If I was Anne I might be tempted to pull a Mary Pierce stunt at this point. Toilet break. Injury timeout. Ice cream break. Spill some on my outfit. Need to change outfits.
Anne saves bp after losing 3 points in a row. Then another before conceding her serve. Getting the first serves in but no penetration in this set.
VR serving *3-3
0-15 0-30 breaks
Anne breaks back! Scoreboard jumped and I'm a bit tired to do the maths but probably to love. Anne needs to close this match out now. Find some big serves.
AK serving *4-3
0-30 0-40 broken
Hopeless! Absolutely hopeless. Seemed to get her first serves in (or most of them) but since the opening set it's not hurting Razzano at all.
VR serving *4-4
0-15 15-15 30-15 x30-30 30-40 breaks
Anne gets a bp. Scoreboard trouble but Anne has broken. She only needs to hold to win. Emphasis on the word "only"
0-15 no, don't let it go now ... 0-30 it really wouldn't be good to throw this one away after the one last week as well ... 15-30 where there's life, there's hope ... but only very faint hope 15-40 2 mps ... one saved 30-40 ... this is so tense, even from thousands of km away 40-40 ... oh no! df another mp for Razzano ... saved again ... ad Anne come on! ... deuce again, not out of the woods yet ... noooo a 4th MP for Razzano ... aaaargh
Razzano wins 4-6 6-0 7-5 ... horrible
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