Week 34 - WTA ($710K) Premier - New Haven, USA - Hard

Julia Carrot · All-time great

RE: Week 34 - WTA ($710K) Premier - New Haven, USA - Hard

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Laura breaks to 30 for *4-0

2 dfs as Laura broken to 15 4-1*

Christina saves 2 bps *4-2

Laura holds to 30 5-2*

Christina up to 5 dfs now to gift the set 6-2

-- Edited by kundalini on Saturday 22nd of August 2015 08:05:13 PM

Etienne · Club Coach

This is hugely encouraging. Robson could lose 4-6, 0-6 from here, and it'd still be encouraging. Winning four consecutive games against someone of McHale's quality is a quantum leap better than anything else she's done since her comeback.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

5 - 2*. Yes HUGELY encouraging, whatever.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Sort of: Mchale struggles still with effect of mono, she played in doubles in Cinci yesterday, and already once today, plus the travel.
Not saying Laura is expected to beat her, but, she has caught her in a very favourable circumstance.

indiana · Tennis legend

It's good to see.

I won't get carried away whatever, just as in these early stages of her comeback I haven't been much concerned by some naysayer stuff around.

It's a process, to me much more about next year than this, the overall trend seems decent, but will inevitably have bumps along the way from match to match and still within matches.

Go girl !

Edit : thanks, AliBB, I haven't really been up on McHale, but for Robbo more court time, even another win and further match would be great.

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 22nd of August 2015 08:38:32 PM

Jan · Hall of fame

6-2 Laura

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Wow, so pleased for Laura, hope the second set is as easy.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

AliBlahBlah wrote:
Sort of: Mchale struggles still with effect of mono, she played in doubles in Cinci yesterday, and already once today, plus the travel.
Not saying Laura is expected to beat her, but, she has caught her in a very favourable circumstance.

Yes, all of the above no doubt. But McHale has generally been playing much better recently.

Sofa · Social player

it's so nice to see Laura back playing, she has definitely been missed. Good luck Laura smile

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Laura up 4-2 in the second. Getting exited

Julia Carrot · All-time great

She's back. Serving herself out of trouble with aces

5 - 2*

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Got to serve it out *5 - 3

Big ask. But not impossible.

Facing 2 break points.....

B...gger. But maybe she can break now

5 - 4*

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Saturday 22nd of August 2015 08:44:35 PM

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Saturday 22nd of August 2015 08:45:55 PM

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Bother, broken back

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Pfffffff. *5 - 5