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Helen40


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Her twitter mentions she's in Tokyo, but she's not down in qualies. Anyone know what's going on with her at the mo?



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She's got a main draw wild card for Tokyo WTA (which seems odd until you find out that her management company runs the event) - it's been talked about on the week 39 entries thread. I'll change the title on this thread so that it becomes the main Tokyo thread.

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Laura plays Alexandra Dulghera of Romania, winner to face Ana Ivanovic or a qualifier.

Alexandra has had a poor year but remains at 55 in the rankings.

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L56: (WC) Laura Robson WR 146 v Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) WR 53 (CH 26 in April)

Dulgheru was the player who upset Petra Kvitova in R1 at the USO ... then got thrashed 0 & 3 by Niculescu in R2! Her best performance in the last 12 months was reaching the QFs in Miami, where she beat Scheepers, Larsson and Peng before being edged out by Sharapova in a 3rd set teibreak. Other than that, she often tends to get through one round but no more, similar to Bally, whom she beat in Dubai earlier this year.

She has a much worse record against other Brits, e.g. 0-2 v Katie, both in straight sets, though those matches were longer ago, 2007/9.

When she reached her career high in April, she still had R3s at RG, Wimbledon and the USO in her ranking, but R2 exits at those three slams this year have seen her ranking drop back a bit.



-- Edited by steven on Friday 23rd of September 2011 07:52:59 AM

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Very good in round 1's and seemingly against lefties (Kivitova/Rus) before she crashes out with bad losses in round 2, so very difficult to assess. Should be able to get her teeth into the match and at this level that is as much as you can ask for. If Laura does win a certain Nigel Sears won't need to do much scouting.

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Nigel Sears?

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Helen40 wrote:

Nigel Sears?

Ana's new coach. wink



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Laura is third on tomorrow - first match at 2.30am BST

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I'm getting up to watch Paula Radcliffe in the Berlin marathon at 7.30am. But no earlier.

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Laura serving 1st

desperately short of 1st serves but saves at least 3 bp's

Holds with an Ace

Well done that girl

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3 bp's on D's serve helped by 2 df's

and another !!

*2 - 0

You could say 'good start'

But very early days.

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Still bit short of 1st serves

Deuce

Ad Laura

Holds

3 - 0*



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Mmmm Peskova took 1st set off Begu but lost 2nd and they are 'on serve' on 3rd.

I'm not counting any chickens

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Dulgheru trying to hold.

Laura seriously giving her a run for her money

Another BP

*4 - 0

Thats good ?





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Laura getting her serve together now

Oops jinxed her

df

but 30 - 15

bp

Saves it

bp

Darrrn

4 - 1*

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