Week 39 - WTA Premier ($2m) - Tokyo, Japan - Hard

Julia Carrot · All-time great

RE: Week 39 - WTA Premier ($2m) - Tokyo, Japan - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

AttilArn the HUN breaks again 0-6 1-2* but Elena is still fighting and breaks right back, then holds, finishing off with an ace.

0-6 3-2*

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Robbo now up on live scores too.

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Quite a battle going on now - Elena has to fight to hold for 5-4* in the 2nd and then suddenly has set point but Arn saves it.

0-6 *5-5

Laura down an early break *1-3

steven · Tennis legend

Laura goes 40-0 up but serves (at least) 2 dfs and it's deuce.

... but she eventually holds. with an ace 2-3*

Elena holds relatively straightforwardly for 0-6 6-5*

-- Edited by steven on Saturday 25th of September 2010 06:37:10 AM

steven · Tennis legend

Laura *2-4

Elena tiebreak time

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Elena

1-0*
1-1*
*2-1

*3-1
4-1*
4-2* at the change of ends

Meanwhile, Laura has been broken again

2-5*

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Elena

*5-2

*6-2 4 sps
6-3*

6-4*
*6-5 one more chance
YES!!

0-6 7-6(5) game on!!

Laura has lost the 1st set 2-6

steven · Tennis legend

Elena breaks at the start of the 3rd

0-6 7-6(5) *1-0

Laura breaks at the start of the 2nd

2-6 *2-0

Both 0-40 down though

steven · Tennis legend

Laura dfs to hand back the break

Elena saves 1 bp ... but only one

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Laura breaks again

2-6 *3-1

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... and holds to love

2-6 4-1*

Elena 0-6 7-6(5) *1-2

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Halep holds, Laura holds 2-6 5-2*

Elena broken again

0-6 7-6(5) 1-3*

but has 0-30 on the Arn serve

steven · Tennis legend

Arn held on

Laura has bp for the set ... YES!

2-6 6-2

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Arn breaks again and will serve for the match