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SuperT


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Thank you DF that's great, although disappointing to tune in just in time to see she has lost the first set!

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Thanks DF.

Krueger takes the first set 6-3, her 1st serve is a bomb, and she doesn't miss much with it either.

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Swan doesn't seem to be moving well today. It's about 35degrC there atm.



-- Edited by foobarbaz on Thursday 22nd of June 2023 12:42:39 PM

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foobarbaz wrote:

Swan doesn't seem to be moving well today. It's about 35degrC there atm.



-- Edited by foobarbaz on Thursday 22nd of June 2023 12:42:39 PM

 I don't think she's moving that badly..... a lot of Krueger's balls are very heavy - it gives Katie very little time, and she looks a little rocked on her feet. But she seems to be moving up to the ball as well as Ashlyn (who, admittedly, is not known for her good movement). But, yep, can't be easy in that heat.

Krueger broke but then got broken back, being forced into errors by Katie, so they're on serve in the second. 



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Coup Droit wrote:
foobarbaz wrote:

Swan doesn't seem to be moving well today. It's about 35degrC there atm.



-- Edited by foobarbaz on Thursday 22nd of June 2023 12:42:39 PM

 I don't think she's moving that badly..... a lot of Krueger's balls are very heavy - it gives Katie very little time, and she looks a little rocked on her feet. But she seems to be moving up to the ball as well as Ashlyn (who, admittedly, is not known for her good movement). But, yep, can't be easy in that heat.

Krueger broke but then got broken back, being forced into errors by Katie, so they're on serve in the second. 

 Seems to be hampered with a back issue, can usually tell if there is a problem from the 1st serve percentage dropping.



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Is it just me or are some of Katie's serves somewhat borderline when it comes to crossing the central service line? She obviously throws quite far to the side of her, and looks questionable at times!

However the very good news is that Katie turned it up at the right time, and has just broken to 15 to take the second set

Ashlyn Krueger USA 6-3 4-6 0-0* Katie Swan GBR



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She's stretching her back, foobarbaz, yes

But I'm sure she'd quit if she actually had a problem

Or at least have an MTO?

They'd be no point playing here with a Wimbly wildcard round the corner

So I'm crediting her with good sense and reckon it can't be anything serious

After all, she's just won the second set, playing well, forcing Krueger into errors, hitting some good first serves when she needed to.

Into a third set



-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 22nd of June 2023 01:23:06 PM

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Yes some very long games in that set too. Good contest this in the heat.

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It looks like Swan is now getting that MTO for her lower back issue...

Currently 2-1* up in the final set.

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Hmmm - well, hope it's just to help, she really should stop if it's actually pain

Seems to be getting quite a lot of manipulation at the top of her spine too

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Broken to 15 serving for it at *5-3

5-4*

Tactic seems to be to hit it deep enough so it lands on one of the bad bits of the court where the ball doesn't bounce.

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Swan really struggling with back issue.

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Krueger holds to love and Katie retires

Close to winning but she couldn't have played her next match anyway by the looks of it.

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And has retired

I guess she tried to see if she could serve it out at 5-3

And then saw it wasn't possible

Not sure it wasn't the smartest decision to carry on when she started to feel problems....... :(



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R2: SWAN, Kate (GBR) 137 lost to KRUEGER, Ashlyn (USA) 143 3-6 6-4 5-5 Ret

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