Week 26/27 - Wimbledon women's main draw - grass

wolf · Tennis legend

RE: Week 26/27 - Wimbledon women's main draw - grass

wolf · Tennis legend

Erakovic played a bit more freely in that last game and stops a run of 8 games lost to trail *1-4

jake270392 · Intermediate Club Player

This is where it gets interesting... Need some big serving from Laura!

briteny · Intermediate Club Player

I think Laura will win....But this girl is so talented and under rate.

jake270392 · Intermediate Club Player

Its getting nervy, I do wish Laura would come in a bit more as a lot of balls are being floated back by Erakovic when on the run!

wolf · Tennis legend

Wow she just about kept her nerve with a great last 4 points, GSM 1-6 7-5 6-3 for a place in the 4th round.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

I think I need a lie down after that one!

First set Erakovic was brilliant was Laura was really struggling, and it was all over in under 20 minutes.
2nd set what Laura did well was hang in and keep it close and just hope Erakovic's level dropped (which of course it did spectacularly). By the third set the crowd were fully involved and the fact that Erakovic was timing the ball much better than Laura became irrelevant.

Laura was certainly due one of these wins to even the score from several matches this year she should have won but didn't quite get over the line, and it came at the perfect time.

jake270392 · Intermediate Club Player

So who would we want Laura to play next round..... Im hoping Riske can pull through as I feel Laura can be more of the dominate player which she likes!

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

kundalini wrote:
Impressed that Laura kept fighting, though the crowd certainly helped her, as did the net and the incorrect call on set point in the 2nd set, when Erakovic had total control of the point, only to df when the point was replayed.

-- Edited by kundalini on Saturday 29th of June 2013 03:52:23 PM

This is one area where the rule doesn't work very well, but glad it went in Laura's favour this time. The only way Laura could possibly win that point was with an incorrect out call. In those instances I think line judges should call it in if it's close and let the player put away a winner.

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

A plus from that match that didn't really get noticed at the time with all the tension: only 2 DFs from Laura in 3 sets.

goldfish · Futures qualifying

So - Marian Kanepi from now on?

Peter too · Tennis legend

R3: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) 38 beat ERAKOVIC, Marina (NZL) 71 1-6 7-5 6-3

R4: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) 38 v KANEPI, Kaia (EST) 46

Is Kaia just the hors d'oeuvre before the main course?

briteny · Intermediate Club Player

That's a quick match vs Riske.

steven · Tennis legend

RBBOT wrote:
Kanepi has won 62 63 to face Laura next week. She may have to change her name before the match though: R1: Maria R2: Mariana R3: Marina

Ah, not just me then! wink

Kaia still has the AIA thing going on, though without a wildcard letter in the middle like the other three!

philwrig · Hall of fame

I think Kanepi is a good matchup for Laura, power player who she can match but will also make plenty of mistakes.
Laura struggled with her timing today, why who knows nerves, a little tired ? but she was basically getting hit off the court which is never usually the case. Marina sadly for her imploded but great hug at the net at the end of the match. Just about guaranteed her seeding now for the US open which is huge.