Voracova has the first 'hold point' of the match, at Adv., but double faults. She does hold though at the second opportunity. *3-4
Harriet responds; manages to save two BP's to get to deuce for the the first time on her serve. Previously she was 0/3 facing BP's. But, still broken from a 3rd BP on the advantage.
3-5*
Harriet breaks again, can she hold to tie it up again? *4-5
Sadly, no. straight to *0-40, saved one set point, but Voracova takes it. 4-6
Just one hold in the set was enough. Harriet broke 4 times, but didn't actually have a point to hold her own serve in any game.
Hopefully just a slight shift in fortune and the second could see it go our girls way though.
First Set to Voracova, 4-6
-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Sunday 18th of November 2012 12:04:36 PM
Set 2 Perhaps ominously, Renata holds to open the second set, *0-1
Harriet earns her first game point on her serve, misses that one, but takes a second. Harriet holds, well done!
Both girls getting more from their own services now. 1-1*
Backs up that first hold up breaking the former top 100 player again, to love , admirable stuff, keep it going. *2-1
From *40-0, unable to get a first serve in on the next 4 points, Harriet loses them all to face a BP, but saves it (on 2nd serve). She saves two more BP's from deuces 2 & 4. A 4th BP, from deuce 5, is lost though, on a second sedrve, and we're back on serve. Harriet fighting hard though.
I don't have the points won on 2nd serve stat for this match, but for both girls I'd guess it's about 10-15% at most.
2-2*
Voracova holds to love, 2-3*
Voracova Breaks again, as Harriet struggles again getting 1st serves in, and also DF to concede the game. 2-4*
-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Sunday 18th of November 2012 12:34:37 PM