Week 34 - US Open women's qualies

Vamos08 · Intermediate Club Player

RE: Week 34 - US Open women's qualies

DavidC · Tennis legend

Laura wins 6-3 6-2 smile

Serving stats remained poor (1 ace and 37% of first serves) but can't complain at the score

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

Gah! I got so caught up watching Suart Lazarus Broad's heroics, I completely forgot about Laura's match. So, points defended, onward to qualification...

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

She was in a good position last year before nerves got to her. Surely it wont be a matter of nerves this time? Quite exciting to think shes 1 win away from her first GS MD away from Wimbledon - and its a match she has a good shot at winning.

What qualifier space would be best though?

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

murray_2k9 wrote:

She was in a good position last year before nerves got to her. Surely it wont be a matter of nerves this time? Quite exciting to think shes 1 win away from her first GS MD away from Wimbledon - and its a match she has a good shot at winning.

What qualifier space would be best though?

Don't count your chickens.....but great result and I am very excited.....well done!

DavidC · Tennis legend

If relevant for Katie and/or Laura the most promising qualifier spots are I think against US Open virgins Chanelle Scheepers, Sophie Ferguson and Ksenia Pervak, along with a Q v Q. Alicia Molik is struggling at the moment, so would also be a reasonably good draw. However there are some very tough draws against the likes of Azarenka, Zvonareva and Pennetta

indiana · Tennis legend

FQR : Laura Robson WR 228 vs (q17) Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP ) WR 126

Llagostera Vives has today beaten Fedak 7 - 6 7 - 5. 30 yo, her ranking has varied a bit over the years and was as high as 35 in 2005. Recent form looks quite decent. Interestingly she beat Laura's victim of today, Manasieva, in the FQR of Wimbledon 7 - 6 6 - 4 before losing in R1 to Zvonoreva ( who did quite well I believe smile

) 6 - 4 6 - 1. Good results on clay since, but also acquited herself OK in Cincinatti and Montreal, beating the Americans Perry and King, WR 111 and 81 respectively, in qualifying and then the main draw in Cincy. Looks as if she will be a real test.

Laura herself does look in good form, though the poorer serving performance today would be a worry, and hopefully her and her coach can sort out what was in the main thing wrong today compared to vs Dokic, so that she can go into the match with as much confidence in her whole game as possible.

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 27th of August 2010 06:45:27 PM

philwrig · Hall of fame

Will definitely be the underdog against Vives so any talk of qualifier spots is a bit premature. Given what happened last year this is a huge hurdle to overcome. The scoreline today could have been alot tighter as well. Serving badly down on yesterday but must have been clearly the better player during the rallies against a consistent if not special player.

I believe Laura has been working very hard on her fitness, lots of long runs and sprinting sessions with Matt 'Treacle' Little. Seems to be paying off judging from her first two matches.

I see the FQR being a three setter with hopefully Robbo coming out on top.

helki · Futures qualifying

Great result. One more effort, go for it girl.

Peter too · Tennis legend

K. O'Brien v O. Savchuk *0-1

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Currently 0-3 down

DavidC · Tennis legend

Katie not off to a great start. Tight games but 0*-3

DavidC · Tennis legend

A much quicker game, but the wrong way

0-4*

DavidC · Tennis legend

Katie gets her side of the scoreboard moving by breaking to 30

1*-4

DavidC · Tennis legend

Second serve is a nightmare for Katie at present: 1/11 won

1-5*