Week 2 - WTA Australian Open Qualifying 2014

TomTraubert · Futures level

RE: Week 2 - WTA Australian Open Qualifying 2014

TomTraubert · Futures level

hev holds to love falconi must serve to stay alive
5-4*

TomTraubert · Futures level

falconi starts with a DF
backs it up with poor drop shot attempt
sprays a FH wide
2 MP's return long
40-30* goes for an off BH tight side winner DTL misses
deuce - falconi holds
*5-5

TomTraubert · Futures level

all of a sudden falconi hitting much harder and flatter
some decent rallies now but most always end with an UE not a winner
air thick with tension and pressure

hev DF to bring up deuce
weak second serve but falconi gives a gift UE for AD
another DF so back to deuce
very very late call in hevs favor another AD
tight ine call goes falconis way - deuce
oh the tense tense tenseness
another brain freeze drop shot efort from falconi and hev closes out the game
eugh!
6-5*

TomTraubert · Futures level

falconi: lucky net cord, good winner, ace, UE
hev blazes long
TB

wouldn't like to chance a third set here
lets get this done now heather!

6-6

TomTraubert · Futures level

first 3 points go against serve
then the aussies cut to jimmy wang being interviewed
WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU IDIOTS????

come back 5-1*

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q3 WATSON, Heather (GBR) 7 120 beat FALCONI, Irina (USA) 23 141 6-4 7-6(1)

TomTraubert · Futures level

5 MP's... ... ... ... ...
only needs one

6-4 7-6(1)

win ugly if needs be but win
well done for gutsing it out
hope for a kind draw

Julia Carrot · All-time great

TomTraubert wrote:
Julia Carrot wrote:
Please could you post link to stream (can't find it on phone ap)
http://www.youtube.com/user/australianopentv?feature=watch

Thankyou

TomTraubert · Futures level

27 winners/49 UE for hev
2nd serve needs overhauling

indiana · Tennis legend

Ah, that was very relaxing, well when she had 5 MPs for it !

Got there :)

Now, hopefully a decent draw and past R1 of a mandatory for the first time since she reached R3 of the Aussie Open 2013.

Room for improvement, but got these matches under her belt and 40 ranking points.

Spectator · All-time great

Well done, Ms Watson. Three matches down, seven to go. (All right, that's optimistic. But seriously, delighted to see someone who is a class act on and off the court back where she belongs in the Main Draw and in contention)

Priesty · Challenger level

Hev saves the day for British players of either gender this week.....

Now let's hope for a decent draw.About time the girl had a bit of luck.

briteny · Intermediate Club Player

Well done Heather! Hope she win a few round at least level last year.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Well done Heather. Given the draw she had here, it would have been a major disappointment if she didn't qualify, but she made it through pretty comfortably.

Today's match was understandably tense given what both players thought was at stake, but Hev played the big points well often enough to never look like losing. I feel like Hev is now back to her 2012 form and fitness, when she could be relied on to win this sort of match nearly every time.