Yes, all up the serving arm. Looks like the elbow is the problem.

paulisi wrote:

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I've not seen Eleanor this week, but from the last stream, I would suggest clay is not her preferred surface and inhibits her big serve and ground shots.

If the serve is falling down, I wander if she has a recurrence of the arm injury. Does she have any strapping on that arm this week?

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Funny, I thought yesterday that she looked like a real clay-courter - her forehand, in particular, looks like a classic clay court shot - but maybe she plays a different style forehand on a hard court???? 

But she definitely was wearing a full arm sleeve (like Raonic always wears).

Might just be precautionary/comfort, like Raonic. . . But good chance there's a slight problem . . .

 

However, we can't really say that Eleanor 'should' be winning these matches easily. She's only had a couple of months at this level, the paint's hardly had time to dry, let alone consolidate.

 

 

Eleanor loses, 6-3 in the third.

Ignoring possible injury concerns, one should note that Laura is probably no slouch, as Gulbis' sister, and Gulbis himself said last year she's a very good player but a little small still and that's what was holding her back.
And she has/had Flavia Penetta's coach and (presumably) pretty much unlimited training funds (she's a half sister, but via the father who is the wealthy one).