Week 38 - WTA ($500K) - Guangzhou, China - Hard

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

RE: Week 38 - WTA ($500K) - Guangzhou, China - Hard

korriban · Challenger level

Whichever way this match goes now, the stats suggest Laura certainly played a very good second set of tennis after her "blip" when she was 0-2 down. More competitive games and more BPs created on the Jie Zheng serve. No further BPs offered, with excellent serving stats on her own serve.....and all this when serving second. Clearly Jie Zheng served much better in set 2, but still the balance would slightly favour Laura.

I hope Laura wins, but either way it seems she's played very well today. If she can sneak through, either by coming out firing and sneak the TB, or in a third set.....well the remainder of the draw looks VERY tempting. None of the players left is as good as Zheng.

indiana · Tennis legend

Not the best timing for just Laura's second DF of the match. I was going to say could be exceptionally good timing by the rain, though maybe that was a contributer to the DF, not that Laura often needs much contribution in that regard.

I'm quite encouraged by today, obviously especially that first set. Would be great if she can go on to get the win, especially with how the draw is panning out.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Yeah there will not be a easier time to win a WTA title with no top 50 players making it past the quarters. Come on Laura!

philwrig · Hall of fame

Agonising for Laura, as Indy says you can just imagine at 5-5 with the rain probably starting to fall, the DF resulted.
The forecast was a 40% chance of thunderstorms later on tonight, so they've come early, still though its only 8.30 local time, so plenty of time left to get a resumption.
Won't be easy for Zheng to come out to serve cold, it also looks as if Laura is the better player overall, so I'm still hopeful of a win.

Poor JoKo jinxed by me putting a little bit of cash on her, but seriously still a great tournament, and I like the fact she's playing a challenger next week. Should be guaranteed points.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Looks like they may be back on court.

Jan · Hall of fame

ooh yes - it's now 6-6
come on Laura!

Jan · Hall of fame

bah Zheng wins the TB

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Burger.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
Burger.

Make that a double burger. 0*-2

Julia Carrot · All-time great

on the board

Jan · Hall of fame

I have to got out, yet again - I've been putting it off, following Kyle's match, but must go now. Hope Laura can find a way back.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

1-3

Cheese burger?

indiana · Tennis legend

Got to deuce, but *1-3. Not great, but very much all still to play.

C'mon, Laura !

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

1-4

Can't bear to 'watch'.
Think I'll mow the lawn and hope to come back to some good news.