Misaki starts set 2 with a DF, and serves another in the game. Johanna makes the most of this good fortune, and vbreaks on her first chance.

*2-0

But the break is surrendered from 30-40*.

3-2*

Johanna can't make any impression at all on the Doi 1st serve, losing 100% of the points this set when it goes in. Luckily, it only goes in 42% of the time at present, but that rate is steadily climbing. All square.

*3-3

With Johanna struggling to get any first serves in, Doi capitalises with a second consecutive break fromm *30-40.

3-4*

Another DF from Misaki, at 30-30* presents Johanna with a break back opportunity, which she takes.

Really good fight from JK, as it has been all week. If Doi misses with that first serve, then Johanna is all over the second serve winning 70%, at the moment, of Misaki's 2nd serve points.

*4-4

2 DF's in game 9 by Johanna leads to a break point after having *40-15. Her nerve holds though, winning the next three points to force Misaki to serve to stay in the set.

5-4*

From 0-40* Doi serves consecutive DF's, and Jo wins back to back points on fist serves - only her second and third of the set - to set up a set point, but can't make it count, as Misaki pulls through to tie it up again.

*5-5

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Sunday 29th of July 2012 12:21:01 AM

Despite a DF, a hold from deuce to start the decider.

1-0*

Misaki starts set 3 as she did set 2, with a DF on her first point, and JK piles on the pressure, for 2 break points at 40-15*. She takes the first.

Great stuff now.

*2-0

Five straight games for Johanna. Might another break here be just enough?

3-0*

A break point in game 4 is handed over with another DF by Misaki.

6 games in a row for Johanna. Come on, see it home, stay focused..

*4-0

A DF from JK in that game didn't matter. Just one game away now. This is fantastic against the world #127!

5-0*

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Sunday 29th of July 2012 01:01:02 AM

Slightly cooler and less humid in Lexington tonight: 28°C, 55% humidity, no chance of rain.

Good luck again Johanna.

Now playing; Misaki Doi to serve first.

She missed the first set point in game 10 and then another in game 12, but takes her third set point.

Game on. 

Ha she must not think shes earned the points unless shes fought for several hours for them! Cmon now Joko one more set and youre in the final!

murray_2k9 wrote:

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Emphatic so far. Surely, she can close it out.

Tip my hat to this girls fitness

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 Yup. I make it she's been on court just over 10 hours in singles alone now this week.

2 Match Points.....

Ack! DF on the first of them!

But the seconds the charm. Woo Hoo!!!

Amazing fight. Well played

3-6 7-5 6-1

She looked out of it at 4-4 in the second set, but from then on in, out played the world #127.
She was certainly helped by Doi clustering DF's together, and not serving high enough 1st serve percentage. But by the end she seemed to have found solutions to most everything Misaki could through at her, including her dominant 1st serve - when it went in. Johanna won 64% of the final set points

That's Number 2 and 4 seeds, two players inside the world top 130 dispatched in this run to the final.

Her opponent is: Julia Glushko [ISR] WR: #220 CH: 161 (Oct 2011)

I think she has a chance here!