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kundalini


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Laura eventually broke for *4-2 after a long game with Alexa saving several bps

immediately broken for 4-3*

breaks to 15 for *5-3

holds to 30 to take opening set 6-3

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Alexa saves 1 bp in a long game before holding *0-1

Laura holds to 15 1-1*

Just one first serve as Laura breaks to 15 for *2-1

3 dfs as Laura wastes 3 game points before being broken 2-2*

Alexa wins 3 second serve points as she holds to 15 *2-3

Laura saves 2 bps but then loses 2 first serves 2-4*

Alexa holds to love *2-5

Laura broken to love, that's 22/27 points lost, including 8/10 first serve points, since the beginning of the meltdown 2-6

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Laura breaks to love at the start of the 3rd set *1-0

Laura holds to 15 2-0*

3 aces as Alexa holds to 30 *2-1

Laura holds to 15 3-1*

Poor service game from Alexa, broken to love with a df *4-1

2 more dfs but Laura saves bp with a 2nd serve before holding 5-1*

Alexa saves mp before holding *5-2

2 more dfs as Laura is broken to 30 5-3*

Laura breaks to win 6-3

 

 



-- Edited by kundalini on Saturday 22nd of August 2015 12:29:58 AM

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Hmmm.
Well... match practice is what's needed, so a third set is good... right?

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Far from smooth, but good enough, and two hours competition logged away.

Nice summary, Kundalini.

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It's a common theme among players lacking match practice to act like a rabbit in headlights when the momentum goes against them, and also to struggle with closing out a match and we saw both of those from Laura today.

She did well to get the win, or really struggled against a much weaker opponent depending on how you look at it. Without knowing anything really about Alexa Graham it's hard to judge this one.

If Laura plays McHale tomorrow I expect her to struggle, but McHale and Gasparyan play tomorrow morning and again v Laura later. A long morning match could open the door for Laura

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At this stage any win is a good win smile



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indiana


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Be interesting to see how Laura's next match against a no doubt much stronger opponent pans out.

This one at times doesn't seem to have been good, but many of us still have limited expectations at this stage and I think that Tony makes some very good points.

Situations encountered, match won, and another match now ...

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Strongbow wrote:

At this stage any win is a good win smile

Totally agree; well done Laura biggrin 



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I guess this is where the coach earns their keep - hopefully he'll have framed this as a good win, and great fighting spirit to come back in the third set.

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Well done Laura.
Looks like a topsy turvy match, but she came through to fight another round and that must be good.

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Thanks kundalini for the match report. It sounds like a stressy second set to follow.

Well, it was scrappy, but on the comeback trail I'll take it. I'm sure if that improves her ranking significantly?
Hopefully she'll benefit lots from the matchplay and fight and be able to take the positives into the next one.

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Very pleased she won- was worried at the possibility of another retirement when she collapsed in the 2nd.

Not expecting much from today in all honesty but hope Laura can pull something out the bag.

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13 ranking points for a Q1 win here takes Laura up to 34 points, in between Fran on 35 and Katie Swan on 33 and now once again GB's top ranked Laura. Should be about WR 610.

Much bigger picture for Laura, of course, but still nice to get her ranking moving up.

And will get a 10 point starter with her PR entry at the US Open.



-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 22nd of August 2015 09:16:18 AM

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Annoyingly quick win for McHale - 1hr 22mins. She will have plenty left in the tank so will take a big step up in performance from Laura.

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Laura should be on next, so long as McHale has had sufficient rest.

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Started, 1-0*

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