Week 19 - Womens WTA Premier Mandatory (€3.5M) - Madrid, Spain - red clay

Drew · May 12, 2009

RE: Week 19 - Womens WTA Premier Mandatory (€3.5M) - Madrid, Spain - red clay

Drew · May 12, 2009

AK *1-4

Drew · May 12, 2009

Anne in meltdown 1-5*

Drew · May 12, 2009

AK 1-6

Smidster · Challenger level

Just put the first set behind you Anne!

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

Anne breaks for *3-1 in the second set

(please hold serve!)

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

*0-15
*0-30 doh!
*15-30
*30-30 c'mon.......
*40-30
Deuce (df AK)
Adv AK
Game AK!

Good come back there

4-1

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

Safarova to serve (AK score on left):

15-0*
15-15*
15-30*
15-40*
Game LS

4-2

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

Anne to serve:

*15-0
*15-15 df grrrr....
*15-30 (serving at 56% 1st serves, getting punished)
2nd serve again
*15-40 (punished again)
Game LS

Rubbish, but Safarova isn't serving well either

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

LS serving at 4-3* (AK score on left):

15-0*
15-15*
30-15* df LS, an opening........
30-30*
30-40* Game point LS
Game LS

*4-4

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

*4-4 AK serving

*0-15
*15-15
*30-15
*40-15
Game AK

5-4*

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

5-4* LS serving

15-0* AK punishing another 2nd serve by LS
30-0*
2 big points required
30-15*
30-30* big point coming up
2nd serve
40-30 SET POINT AK
Deuce
40-A Game point LS
Game LS

Damn

*5-5

steven · Tennis legend

I thought you'd have split loyalties here, Portsey, since you play pick 'em for Berdych's site!

Come on Anne - a good draw in a Premier Mandatory is a chance that needs to be grabbed with both hands.

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

*5-5 AK serving

*15-0 AK Ace
*15-15
*30-15
2nd serve (uh oh)
*30-30
*30-40 BREAK POINT LS
Broken

Game Safarova

5-6*

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

I still think there's something in this........