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DavidC


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Laura Robson's attempt to go one better than last year's final starts with an easy-looking draw against an Aussie wildcard. However, as Phil notes in the preview thread, her potential second round match against rising Russian star, and Mouratoglou Academy colleague, Yulia Putintseva is a real toughie. The top ranked 1995 junior scalped a top 100 player in her first WTA match.

Heather  Watson has been sitting exams, so arrives in Melbourne without any warm-up matches. She starts against a Chinese girl who won over 30 consecutive matches last year, but has found the top level more challenging - Daria Gavrilova putting her firmly in her place last week at the Traralgon tournament.  A rematch of the US Open final is scheduled for round 3 if both seeds progress. Here are the relevant eighths of the draw:

(11)Yulia Putintseva (RUS) v Vivien Juhaszova (SVK)
Laura Robson (GBR) v (wc)Belinda Woolcoc' (AUS)
Kobkanok Upapong (THA) v (wc)Abbie Myers (AUS)
(8)Camila Silva (CHI) v Cristina Dinu (ROU)


(16)Yana Buchina (RUS) v Seung-Yeon Hong (KOR)
Viktorija Racicic (AUS) v Madison Keys (USA)
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) v Akiko Omae (JPN)
(2)Heather Watson (GBR) v Hao Chen Tang (CHN)

Heather first up on court 19 tonight

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Tough draws all round

If Laura is in good form she should win this title regardless of the other players.

I have a feeling Heather may struggle post 1st round

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Heather has been broken by Tang already *0-3.

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Things go from bad to worse, double break down now *0-5. What a disastrous start for Heather.

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Obviously she isn't listening to Mervatron...

edit: long delay mid game - trainer on?

Heather breaks for 1-6 2-0



-- Edited by RBBOT on Sunday 24th of January 2010 12:53:33 AM

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I'm not sure what happened in that first set. At least she has a break in the second.

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You can understand her being a bit below par as she hasn't played a competitive match since early December.

Another break each: 1-6 4-2

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True, hopefully she'll finish this second set off soon.

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Holds for 5-2. And off topic, what a point Andy just won!

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Come on Heather, lest get this together please

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Another hold and a break each and Heather takes the set 6-4

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Heather loses the break straight away in the final set 1-6 6-4 0-1*

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Heather is now a double break down, not looking good. 1-6 6-4 0-3*

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-- Edited by RBBOT on Sunday 24th of January 2010 01:45:57 AM

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Triple break down now 1-6 6-4 0-5* Having a sense of deja-vu here...

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