Week 32 - WTA Premier 5 ($2.8M) - Montreal, Canada Hard

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Week 32 - WTA Premier 5 ($2.8M) - Montreal, Canada Hard

Jan · Hall of fame

Back to 3-3. Jo was up a double break at *3-0.

Nix · Futures level

Then Jo breaks again. Ostepenko struggling to get a first serve in. Jo slightly over hitting it at times. Intriguing match.

Nix · Futures level

Jo broken again: 4-4.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Not much in this but Ostapenko starting to look steadier. Jo needed to hold that early lead.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

TB
Both players blasting either clean rocket winners or horrid rocket UE

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

First mini to Aliona, as Jo pushes a routine FH a few inches long, 1-2*
DF, so recovered immediately
Ostapenko up again come first change, took a crazy short angle, and made it look easy, *2-4

Nix · Futures level

That short cross court backhand from Ostapenko is really hurting Jo.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Ostapenko's weight of shot is pushing Jo back, rare.
back on serve *4-5
Big Ostapneko return takes Jo's time away, and she can't control her FH which goes lon, SP to Latvia...
4-6*
looked away, now it's 6-6*

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Jo snatched at a short Ostapenko second serve, that was asking to be put away *6-7
Jo mistimes another FH, a few inches long, the return wasn't especially good, or deep, Jo's FH attenuation is just that fraction awry again.
6-7(6)

Nix · Futures level

Jos also missing a lot of shots when shes worked the point to get Ostapenko off the court, and then pushes it long.

Jo loses a tight tiebreak.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Jo had a 3-0 lead in set 1, she now has one in set 2, can she maintain that advantage this time? *3-1

Nix · Futures level

Lets hope so ABB. Now double break 5-1 for Jo but 0-15.

Ostapenkos coach tries reverse psychology: basically if you dont want the win, then thats down to you! Harsh!

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Nix wrote:
Lets hope so ABB. Now double break 5-1 for Jo but 0-15.

Ostapenkos coach tries reverse psychology: basically if you dont want the win, then thats down to you! Harsh!

But fair!
Aliona is having one of her sets of sulky high dudgeon.
She can keep that up as far as I'm concerned

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Jo sets up a set point with an Ace...
The save a BP as Ostapenko FH hooks wide.
And a second SP...
Serve down the T, Ostapenko pushes the return FH wide
6-7(6) 6-1