Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Link Back -> Andrew Murray message board -> British women discussion section -> Week 14 - WTA Premier ($795,707) Charleston, SC, USA - Clay
Post Info TOPIC: Week 14 - WTA Premier ($795,707) Charleston, SC, USA - Clay
philwrig


Hall of fame

Status: Offline
Posts: 9477
Date:
RE: Week 14 - WTA Premier ($795,707) Charleston, SC, USA - Clay
Permalink  

Interestingly again the bookies are not making Laura a clear favourite for this match. They clearly seem to think that clay is not Laura's surface when in actual fact she moves very well on it and her shots kick up on it as well making it difficult for her opponent.
I would be very confident of a win today if it wasn't for her loss last year against Genie, saying that she was in a very down stage in her form last year and so was Genie to be fair as well, but Laura has made the bigger progress since. I sense though that Laura will want revenge today and overall I'm pretty confident that she will win handily.

__________________
paulisi


Tennis legend

Status: Offline
Posts: 17165
Date:
Permalink  

If you look back through the records Laura has some very good form on clay and Palermo sticks in my mind - i think she will get past Genie quite comfortably.

__________________
indiana


Tennis legend

Status: Offline
Posts: 39502
Date:
Permalink  

Yes, I am also hoping and expecting to see a fairly comfortable win for Laura.

Given her, as pointed out, pretty decent clay form and I sense an upturn in that so important comodity, confidence, she should have too much.

She does seem to move pretty well for her on clay. I am thinking that the ball holding up that bit more on the surface helps her be in prime position on the shot as against other surfaces where her feet and / or racquet prep aren't quite there and while the intentions are good, because of that, the ball goes the wrong side of a line.

__________________
murrayman650


ATP level

Status: Offline
Posts: 3126
Date:
Permalink  

Game to start soon

Bouchard to serve

 

 



__________________
murrayman650


ATP level

Status: Offline
Posts: 3126
Date:
Permalink  

15-0

30-0

40-0

40-15

40-30

40-40

adv Bouchard

40-40

adv Bouchard

1-0



__________________
Helen40


Grand Slam Champion

Status: Offline
Posts: 3985
Date:
Permalink  

0-1

30-30 an ace folowed by a DF for Robbo.

__________________

Face your fears........Live your dreams!
Julia Carrot


All-time great

Status: Offline
Posts: 6852
Date:
Permalink  

Yesterday's televised court looked to be really good. Hope this one is also.

__________________
murrayman650


ATP level

Status: Offline
Posts: 3126
Date:
Permalink  

15-0

30-0 (Ace 1 for LR)

30-15

30-30 (DF 1 for LR)

30-40 (BP 1)

40-40

adv Bouchard (BP 2)

40-40

adv Robson

40-40

adv Bouchard (BP 3)

40-40

adv Robson

1-1

 

 

 



__________________
murrayman650


ATP level

Status: Offline
Posts: 3126
Date:
Permalink  

Robson Serving 2* - 1 UP

 

15-0

30-0

30-30

40-30

40-40

adv Bouchard

40-40

adv Bouchard

40-40

adv Robson

3-1

 

15-0

30-0

40-0

3-2



__________________
Helen40


Grand Slam Champion

Status: Offline
Posts: 3985
Date:
Permalink  

Another nail biter of a game, Robbo's had two BPs against her. I wish I could see what was going on.

__________________

Face your fears........Live your dreams!
murrayman650


ATP level

Status: Offline
Posts: 3126
Date:
Permalink  

0-15

0-30

15-30

15-40

30-40

40-40

adv Bouchard

40-40

adv Robson

40-40

adv Bouchard

3-3 (Back on serve quite rightly)

 



__________________
Helen40


Grand Slam Champion

Status: Offline
Posts: 3985
Date:
Permalink  

Looks like aces and DFs coming off Genie's racket too towo of each in this game alone so far.

3-3 Deuce.


Cummon Robbo!

__________________

Face your fears........Live your dreams!
murrayman650


ATP level

Status: Offline
Posts: 3126
Date:
Permalink  

 (Robson will have to do most of the work at the fed Cup as Watson has Glanduar Fever)

0-15

0-30

15-30

30-30

30-40

40-40

adv Robson

40-40

adv Bouchard

40-40

adv Robson

4-3 Robson



__________________
steven


Tennis legend

Status: Offline
Posts: 34280
Date:
Permalink  

From BenRothenberg on Twitter:

The first two games of Robson-Bouchard took 13 minutes. Thoughts and prayers go out to all involved in that struggle.

Nice-sized but quiet crowd on Ct 3 for Robson-Bouchard. This tourney is first I've been to with no British fan contingent at all.

Bouchard hit a ball that landed 3 inches out, and the (somewhat elderly) line judge said "out" so softly that the point lasted 5 more shots.

"That's just DIA-BOLICAL!"shouts Laura Robson as she nets a backhand on break pt. Impressive vocabulary on her.

__________________

GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!

GB top 25s (ranks, whereabouts) & stats - http://www.britishtennis.net/stats.html
Helen40


Grand Slam Champion

Status: Offline
Posts: 3985
Date:
Permalink  

Stats so far don't make good reading. 2 aces a piece, 2-5 down on DFs!

__________________

Face your fears........Live your dreams!
«First  <  1 2 3 4 5 6 7  >  Last»  | Page of 7  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Link Back -> Andrew Murray message board -> British women discussion section -> Week 14 - WTA Premier ($795,707) Charleston, SC, USA - Clay
Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard