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Ace Ventura


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Could be an interesting one that. Looks OK on paper, but Bjorklund was favourite to beat Guerrero Alvarez in R1 despite being older, an IR, and about 150+ WTA places below the Spaniard and did so, seemingly convincingly, 6-1 6-3. Alvarez was just below Katy on the entry list. Bjorklund also got to an Obidos SF 6 months ago so obviously knows the surface/location.

I see Lou Adler is 1/200 to beat her Portuguese WC and EWS's conqueror Ka is 1/40 to beat hers, so looks like Eden and SBG did really miss out there and almost a bye into the R2.



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Poor start from SBG, but this one was always going to be tough. 1-4*

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Not getting a look in on Galfi's serve - only 6 points so far. 1-6 *0-3

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At least she has avoided the bagel 2nd set. 1-5*

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And gets a break back, it's on...



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.. or maybe not

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Indeed not. 1-6 2-6. Did well to qualify (even if she was the top seed), but she was always likely to be a few level below today.

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Eden on court - early days - *2-0

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Eden 6-1 6-3 biggrin



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Good stuff.

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And what was a decent rest before her doubles match has just decreased by quite a lot, as the match has been moved from court 1 to court 3 after the first two singles matches over on No 1 both lasted over two hours.

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Looks like 8th seed Bucsa up next for Eden as she is 6-2 *1-0 up. She just pipped Katy to that seeding spot and also pushed Harriet really close last week and came to within 2 points of the match at 5-6 *30-30, before going down badly in the tie break.

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the addict wrote:

And what was a decent rest before her doubles match has just decreased by quite a lot, as the match has been moved from court 1 to court 3 after the first two singles matches over on No 1 both lasted over two hours.

The longest doubles matches nowadays barely last more than an hour and you're only hitting the ball half as often, how much rest would you need.



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Not a lot, but the match was originally scheduled fifth on court 1. The fourtf match there hasn't started yet, and Bet and Eden have been playing 47 minutes already

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brendan wrote:
the addict wrote:

And what was a decent rest before her doubles match has just decreased by quite a lot, as the match has been moved from court 1 to court 3 after the first two singles matches over on No 1 both lasted over two hours.

The longest doubles matches nowadays barely last more than an hour and you're only hitting the ball half as often, how much rest would you need.

 You've got a point. But it did in fact last 1hr 34.

Anyway, doesn't matter - they won smile

Just.....



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