This is how it must be to be German, French, Czech, Spanish, Russian or American. Virtually everywhere you look in Rome there's a Brit in action. Lovely!

Naomi Broady  4 - 3 (*)  Saisai Zheng

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First Set Broady 6-3

 

Heather Watson (*) 2 - 1 Nastassja Burnett

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Laura Robson (*) 0 - 0 Christina McHale

Naomi Broady  6 - 3  2 - 2 (*)  Saisai Zheng

 

 

Heather Watson (*) 5 - 2 Nastassja Burnett

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First Set Watson

Laura Robson 0 - 1  (*) Christina McHale

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Naomi Broady 6 - 3 2 - 2 (*) Saisai Zheng

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Heather Watson (*) 6 - 3 0 - 0  Nastassja Burnett

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Laura Robson 0 - 3  (*) Christina McHale

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Naomi Broady (*) 6 - 3 5 - 2  Saisai Zheng

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GSM Broady 

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Heather Watson (*) 6 - 3 0 - 2  Nastassja Burnett

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Laura Robson 2 - 3  (*) Christina McHale

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Another very good win for Naomi.

I'd again raise the question of whether she serves better when serving second, as in the second set here. Her first serve % goes from 48% in set 1, to 80% in set 2. I've previously noted that she has a tendency to fail to consolidate a break, unless she has chance to sit down and compose herself.