Also, Hope Johnson giving Barthel a run for her money, although the scoreline might suggest otherwise. The game has been littered with double-faults (12 - 8) at present, but Hope getting plenty of bp opportunities.
Qr1: JOHNSON, Hope (GBR) WC UNR lost to BARTHEL, Mona (GER) 8 298 6-2 6-3
I think Hope can take a lot of encouragement from this match. She managed to break Barthel's serve twice, and won 43% of the points in the match. If it wasn't for her 14 df's (2 on break point), the match could've been a lot closer.