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tony_orient


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Laura looking so much more confident than just a few days ago and takes the first set 6-3.

Sramkova remains dangerous but Laura winning all the rallies so far.

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Good first set, not all top quality, but something almost better, as it's often been lacking with Laura, it was match tough, good professional work. Didn't let herself get down, and closed well.
I watched parts of Sramkova's other matches, she's basically been bullying people of court all week, and Laura's done well to blunt that. 6-3

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The commentator drives me mad...

What's this about the umpire getting 'involved' ???

And only at the worst times???

As far as I can see, there are a reduced number of line judges.

So he's involved practically the whole time.

By definition.

He simply called the ball, as he does for every other ball.

And called it right, from what I saw.



-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 13th of August 2016 03:19:43 PM

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He's building on the theme of the week, which has very much been the umpires NOT getting involved; not over-ruling many calls that looked clearly out - often indicated as such by both players on court! - as the standard of line calling has been poor all week. One point in the Tara/Laura match had the comment, Tara: She knows it's out, don't you. Laura: I thought so.

That's the context.



-- Edited by AliBlahBlah on Saturday 13th of August 2016 03:25:10 PM

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PS Brilliant to see Laura playing just SO much better than she has been recently.

As many people have been saying on this forum, the benefits of stringing a few matches together (nigh on impossible in top level WTA events) cannot be underestimated.

Laura wasn't lucky to win her first match, as such, but could so easily have lost it.

But the fact she didn't, and then hung in on a hard day with Tara, gave a great chance for Laura to really get into her tennis.

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"Robson is moving really well today"
"Robson putting a lot of balls in play"

Two quotes from the commentary you would never expect to hear!

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AliBlahBlah wrote:

He's building on the theme of the week, which has very much been the umpires NOT getting involved; not over-ruling many calls that looked clearly out - often indicated as such by both players on court! - as the standard of line calling has been poor all week. One point in the Tara/Laura match had the comment, Tara: She knows it's out, don't you. Laura: I thought so.

That's the context.



-- Edited by AliBlahBlah on Saturday 13th of August 2016 03:25:10 PM

 

Yes, I've been following it.

But I think he sounds like a broken record.

And it's obvious that without a full contingent of line judges there will be wrong calls.

Or ones that people might think are wrong.

I think he's been ultra quick to decide the line was called wrongly - several have seemed fine by me when you play it back and freeze it.

And some have seemed wrong. But that's all he goes on about.

NB It would help if his pronunciation of foreign names wasn't so goddam awful - it can't be hard to look up how to pronounce some of the names - they're tennis players, it is his job, after all.



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I do like the way he makes An Sophie Mestach - And Sophie Moustache

Meanwhile Laura consolidates a break in the second set. 6-3 4-2*

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Another strong hold from BP down. One game away. 6-3 5-3*

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Serving for it...
*0-0
*15-0 Laura very upset about a call, which she claims out, and claims she left because it was so far out. Ken agrees with Laura.
*15-15
*15-30
*15-40 Good second serve
*30-40
*40-40
ADV Sramkova DF

6-3 5-5*

Needs to work really hard right now to not wander mentally due to that call.

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Laura breaks right back. Sramkova also conceding the break with a DF.
Second chance to close. 6-3 *6-5

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*40-30 MP...

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Done!

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Really nice match from Laura. Well done

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Woohoo!

Played really well. Where has this been for the past few months, it's like a little switch has finally been flipped!

Enjoy the final and give it your best

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