If you look at the Ace/DF gap between both players, Naomi had a positive margin of +15 points i.e. 15 "net" free points where no rally took place, 10 from her own good serving, 5 from her opponents bad serving. At the end of the match, her points tally was 12 ahead of her opponent! So this really did make all the difference.
Philip - is the surface in Grenoble super fast? I presume this is why a fast and flat server like Naomi has done so well here, and less well elsewhere.
I want to see her win more regularly WITHOUT her serve being on fire, relying more on great groundstrokes and consistency, to complement her power...........but we'll take this result anyhow!
-- Edited by korriban on Wednesday 6th of February 2013 04:40:04 PM