Broken twice from 40-15. Battling away but massively outclassed so far 2-6 *0-1
She had opportunities the last two weeks she really ought to have taken. The result of having to face much better opposition this week (and potentially next) shows just how important it is to make the most of them.
Harriet loses 6-4 in the third. Effort off the charts as always, did so well to get back to *4-4 deuce, but it never felt like it was going to go her way. Rybakina would sort of zone out for a couple of points and throw in a couple of sloppy errors to help Harriet out of trouble, but as soon as she tightened up she was pretty comfortable. It just felt even when it was a little tight Rybakina had more to pull out her locker.
Three 3 set losses so far on the grass, let's hope for some straight sets wins next week.