Julia Carrot wrote:

---

Did you see the post match interview ?
http://hp-open.jp/?p=1182 (not a barrel of larfs but very composed & confident I thought)

---

 Great interview, and interesting to hear that she may compete again this year if she doesn't have to go through qualies - so hopefully Moscow?

Anyone seen Doctor Who? Someone needs a lift (or some commas).

-- Edited by RBBOT on Wednesday 10th of October 2012 08:43:33 PM

Hev is the bookies favourite and I have a strong feeling she will do it as well.

Just had a look at Zhou's recent playing activity and she is certainly on the up, she actually beat Kai-Chen Chang who the winner of this match will play last month.
Playing conditions are likely to be fairly windy today and moderately windy tomorrow.

Set 1

On Serve, no BP's
2-1*

AMG seems to be serving consistently and effectively early on (75% won off 80% 1st serves, with 3 Aces already!).

*2-2

AMG creates the first Break Point chance, at *30-40, after Heather only managed one first serve up to then, but she finds another to save the BP. AMG gets a second after from deuce, and takes it.

2-3*

Heather not yet solved the riddle of Anabel's serve, she's finding it hard to win points, even on the rare occasion a 2nd serve comes along at the moment. AMG holds to 15.

2-4*

Watson hold to love. Heather is serving fine herself (67% won off 63% 1st in), but the 2nd serve is much more vulnerable than the Spaniards - who is yet to lose a point on her own second serve.

3-4*

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Thursday 11th of October 2012 04:17:37 AM

Game 8: AMG responds with a hold to love of her own.
*3-5

Game 9: Heather's first Ace gets her out of a small hole at *15-30, and a second Ace closes the game out, to 30. 

Heather has just 3 points total so far off Anabel's services. Needs to change that now to stay in the set.

4-5*

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Thursday 11th of October 2012 04:22:43 AM

Game 10: Heather get's a good opening at 30-0*, winning both points from AMG 1st serves. She translates this in to her first 2 BP opportunities at 40-15*. First one is lost, but she takes the second. Good job there, finding the answer when it really counted.
*5-5

Game 11: Heather carries forward the pressure, holding to 15, and now AMG is serving to stay in a set where, with one less service game, she's won 1 more point than her opponent so far.

6-5*

Game 12: Crunch time! AMG forces the breaker, with a hold to 15. Breaker probably favours Anabel, who has won 50% more points on the Watson serve than vice versa.

6-6

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Thursday 11th of October 2012 04:35:27 AM