US OPEN LADIES SINGLES AND DOUBLES: Main thread - information, entry lists

[Sallydaisy]

http://www.usopen.org/images/nav/usopen_logo.png

2012 US OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Flushing, NY 11368
WEB SITE: www.usopen.org (http://www.usopen.org)

128 DRAW
SURFACE: Hard–Deco Turf II
BALL: Wilson Extra Duty/Regular Duty for Mixed Doubles

AUGUST 27-SEPTEMBER 9, 2012/QUALIFYING: AUGUST 21-25, 2011
Qualifying draw: Monday, August 20, 18.00
Main draw: Thursday, August 23, TBA
Men's doubles draw: Sunday, August 26, noon
Mixed doubles draw: Monday, August 27, noon

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/s...l?promo=subnav (http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/schedule/eventschedule.html?promo=subnav)
Tue 21- Sat 25 August: Qualifying rounds, Sat 25th Kids Day
Mon 27 - Tue 4 Sept: Rounds 1, 2, 3 and 4
Wed 5/Thur 6 Sept: Mens Quarters
Sat 8 Sept: Mens Semi's
Sun 9 Sept: Mens Final

LADIES SINGLES ENTRY LIST

001 VICTORIA AZARENKA BLR
002 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA POL
003 MARIA SHARAPOVA RUS
004 SERENA WILLIAMS USA
005 SAMANTHA STOSUR AUS
006 PETRA KVITOVA CZE
007 ANGELIQUE KERBER GER
008 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI DEN
009 SARA ERRANI ITA
010 MARION BARTOLI FRA
011 NA LI CHN
012 ANA IVANOVIC SRB
013 VERA ZVONAREVA RUS
014 DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA SVK
015 MARIA KIRILENKO RUS
016 KAIA KANEPI EST
017 SABINE LISICKI GER
018 ANDREA PETKOVIC GER
019 JELENA JANKOVIC SRB
020 FLAVIA PENNETTA ITA
021 NADIA PETROVA RUS
022 FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE ITA
023 LUCIE SAFAROVA CZE
024 JULIA GOERGES GER
025 JIE ZHENG CHN
026 ROBERTA VINCI ITA
027 CHRISTINA MCHALE USA
028 ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA RUS
029 SHUAI PENG CHN
030 PETRA CETKOVSKA CZE
031 YANINA WICKMAYER BEL
032 DANIELA HANTUCHOVA SVK
033 KLARA ZAKOPALOVA CZE
034 MONICA NICULESCU ROU
035 ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES ESP
036 KIM CLIJSTERS BEL
037 TAMIRA PASZEK AUT
038 SORANA CIRSTEA ROU
039 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA RUS
040 EKATERINA MAKAROVA RUS
041 MONA BARTHEL GER
042 CHANELLE SCHEEPERS RSA
043 CARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO ESP
044 VARVARA LEPCHENKO USA
999 AGNES SZAVAY HUN (SR44)
045 SIMONA HALEP ROU
046 YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA KAZ
047 MARINA ERAKOVIC NZL
340 TIMEA BACSINSZKY SUI (SR47)
048 URSZULA RADWANSKA POL
049 SHAHAR PEER ISR
050 SLOANE STEPHENS USA
051 PETRA MARTIC CRO
052 ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK CAN
053 GALINA VOSKOBOEVA KAZ
054 ALIZE CORNET FRA
055 SOFIA ARVIDSSON SWE
056 SU-WEI HSIEH TPE
057 IVETA BENESOVA CZE
058 KSENIA PERVAK KAZ
059 VANIA KING USA
060 BARBORA ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA CZE
061 ROMINA OPRANDI SUI
062 TSVETANA PIRONKOVA BUL
063 SILVIA SOLER ESPINOSA ESP
064 ARANTXA RUS NED
065 LUCIE HRADECKA CZE
066 TIMEA BABOS HUN
067 IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU ROU
068 VENUS WILLIAMS USA
069 COCO VANDEWEGHE USA
070 AYUMI MORITA JAP
071 HEATHER WATSON GBR
072 KIKI BERTENS NED
073 ANNA TATISHVILI GEO
074 LOURDES DOMINGUEZ LINO ESP
075 ALEXANDRA PANOVA RUS
076 ANNE KEOTHAVONG GBR
077 ALEXANDRA CADANTU ROU
078 MANDY MINELLA LUX
079 ELENA VESNINA RUS
080 MICHAELLA KRAJICEK NED
081 OLGA GOVORTSOVA BLR
082 STEPHANIE FORETZ GACON FRA
083 MATHILDE JOHANSSON FRA
084 JAMIE HAMPTON USA
085 IRINA FALCONI USA
086 POLONA HERCOG SLO
087 KATERYNA BONDARENKO UKR
088 ANDREA HLAVACKOVA CZE
089 MARIA JOSE MARTINEZ SANCHEZ ESP
090 CAMILA GIORGI ITA
091 LAURA ROBSON GBR
092 PAULINE PARMENTIER FRA
093 KIMIKO DATE-KRUMM JAP
094 MELINDA CZINK HUN
095 BOJANA JOVANOVSKI SRB
096 VERA DUSHEVINA RUS
097 JARMILA GAJDOSOVA AUS
098 MIRJANA LUCIC CRO
099 NINA BRATCHIKOVA RUS
100 ELENA BALTACHA GBR OUT
101 AKGUL AMANMURADOVA UZB
102 VIRGINIE RAZZANO FRA
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
WC MALLORY BURDETTE USA
WC NICOLE GIBBS USA
WC VICTORIA DUVAL USA
WC
WC
WC
WC
WC

ALTs

103 GRETA ARN HUN IN
104 JOHANNA LARSSON SWE
105 SESIL KARATANCHEVA KAZ
106 GARBINE MUGURUZA ESP
107 CASEY DELLACQUA AUS
108 EVA BIRNEROVA CZE
109 KAROLINA PLISKOVA CZE
110 LESIA TSURENKO UKR
111 ALBERTA BRIANTI ITA
112 ELENI DANIILIDOU GRE
113 MAGDALENA RYABRIKOVA SVK
114 ANASTASIYA YAKIMOVA BLR
115 LAURA POUS-TIO ESP
999 ZUZANA ONDRASKOVA CZE (SR115)
116 CLAIRE FEUERSTEIN FRA
117 MARIANA DUQUE-MARINO COL
118 KAI-CHEN CHANG TPE
119 OLIVIA ROGOWSKA AUS
120 YULIA PUTINTSEVA KAZ
121 MELANIE OUDIN USA

[Sallydaisy]

USO Ladies Singles Qualifying Entry List
093 JOHANNA LARSSON SWE
096 GARBINE MUGURUZA ESP
097 JULIA COHEN USA
102 MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA SVK
103 GRETA ARN HUN OUT
106 SESIL KARATANTCHEVA KAZ
107 CASEY DELLACQUA AUS
108 MARIA-TERESA TORRO-FLOR ESP
109 MELANIE OUDIN USA
110 LESIA TSURENKO UKR
111 KAROLINA PLISKOVA CZE
112 ELENI DANIILIDOU GRE
114 YUNG-JAN CHAN TPE
115 MARIANA DUQUE-MARINO COL
116 LARA ARRUABARRENA-VECINO ESP
117 OLIVIA ROGOWSKA AUS
118 ALBERTA BRIANTI ITA
119 EVA BIRNEROVA CZE
120 YVONNE MEUSBURGER AUT
121 KARIN KNAPP ITA
122 DINAH PFIZENMAIER GER
124 LAURA POUS-TIO ESP
125 PAULA ORMAECHEA ARG
126 CLAIRE FEUERSTEIN FRA
127 KRISTYNA PLISKOVA CZE
128 ERIKA SEMA JPN
129 MISAKI DOI JPN
130 YULIA PUTINTSEVA KAZ
131 TATJANA MALEK GER
132 ARAVANE REZAI FRA
133 MICHELLE LARCHER DE BRITO POR
134 KAI-CHEN CHANG TPE
135 STEFANIE VOEGELE SUI
136 VALERIA SAVINYKH RUS
137 JANA CEPELOVA SVK
138 ALEXA GLATCH USA
139 ANASTASIA RODIONOVA AUS
140 ANASTASIYA YAKIMOVA BLR
141 ALLA KUDRYAVTSEVA RUS
142 MARIA JOAO KOEHLER POR
143 EDINA GALLOVITS-HALL ROU
144 LAUREN DAVIS USA
145 ANNIKA BECK GER
146 TAMARINE TANASUGARN THA
241 AJLA TOMLJANOVIC CRO (SR146)
147 IRENA PAVLOVIC FRA
148 OLGA PUCHKOVA RUS
149 SANDRA ZANIEWSKA POL
150 ESTRELLA CABEZA CANDELA ESP
151 STEPHANIE DUBOIS CAN
152 JILL CRAYBAS USA
153 NATASSJA BURNETT ITA
255 ZARINA DIYAS KAZ (SR153)
154 PATRICIA MAYR-ACHLEITNER AUT
155 KIRSTEN FLIPKENS BEL
156 KRISTINA MLADENOVIC FRA
157 KURUMI NARA JAP
158 CAROLINE GARCIA FRA
159 MARTA SIROTKINA RUS
160 MIHAELA BUZARNESCU ROU
161 ALISON RISKE USA
162 MONICA PUIG PUR
163 ANSTASIJA SEVASTOVA LAT
164 BIBIANE SCHOOFS NED
165 SAISAI ZHENG CHN
166 ELINA SVITOLINA UKR
168 SHUAI ZHANG CHN
169 ELITSA KOSTOVA BUL
170 IRINA KHROMACHEVA RUS
171 MADISON KEYS USA
172 NOPPAWAN LERTCHEEWAKARN THA
173 JULIA GLUSHKO ISR
174 ALEKSANDRA KRUNIC SRB
175 SACHA JONES AUS
176 YULIA BEYGELZIMER UKR
177 EKATERINA BYCHKOVA RUS
178 MADISON BRENGLE USA
179 SARAH GRONERT GER
180 GRACE MIN USA
181 TAMARYN HENDLER BEL
182 MARTA DOMACHOWSKA POL
183 YURIKA SEMA JAP
184 MARIA ELENA CAMERIN ITA
185 VERONICA CEPEDE ROYG PAR
186 CAGLA BUYUKAKCAY TUR
187 REKA-LUCA JANI HUN
188 HEIDI EL TABKH CAN
189 TEREZA MRDEZA CRO
190 ANNA FLORIS ITA
191 VICTORIA LARRIERE FRA
195 KATHRIN WOERLE GER
196 EKATERINA IVANOVA RUS
197 FLORENCIA MOLINERO ARG
198 AMRA SADIKOVIC SUI
200 RICHEL HOGENKAMP NED
201 VESNA DOLONC SRB
202 INES FERRER SUAREZ ESP
204 VALERIA SOLOVIEVA RUS
205 CRISTINA MITU ROU
206 YING-YING DUAN CHN
207 PETRA RAMPRE SLO
208 SHARON FICHMAN CAN
209 DIA EVTIMOVA BUL
211 JULIE COIN FRA
212 JOHANNA KONTA GBR
213 DONNA VEKIC CRO
214 JESSICA PEGULA USA
215 OLGA SAVCHUK UKR
216 JUNRI NAMIGATA JAP
217 MONIQUE ADAMCZAK AUS
218 CHANEL SIMMONDS RSA
219 MARIE EVE PELLETIER CAN
221 TELIANA PEREIRA BRA
222 MARIA SANCHEZ USA
223 NAOMI BROADY GBR
224 MARIA IRIGOYEN ARG
225 VALENTYNA IVAKHNENKO UKR
226 CHI CHI SCHOLL USA
227 ELENA BOVINA RUS

QUALIFYING ALTs LIST

228 BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS USA IN
229 TETIANA LUZHANSKA USA
230 RALUCA OLARU ROU
231 ELENA BOGDAN ROU
999 EKATERINA DZEHALEVICH BLR (SR231)
232 BIANCA BOTTO PER
233 GAIL BRODSKY USA
234 YI-FAN XU CHN
381 BETRIZ GARCIA VIDAGANY ESP (SR234)
235 STEPHANIE VOGT LIE
236 KRISTINA KUCOVA SVK
999 IVANA LISJAK CRO (SR236)
237 LETICIA COSTAS ESP
238 MARGALITA CHAKHNASHVILI GEO
239 AIKO NAKAMURA JAP
240 ANNA-LENA FRIEDSAM GER
242 RIKA FUJIWARA JAP
646 LAUREN ALBANESE USA (SR245)
246 LYUDMYLA KICHENOK UKR
247 JULIA BOSERUP USA
248 CORINNA DENTONI ITA
249 CATALINA CASTANO COL
250 ANDREA KOCH-BENVENUTO CHI
308 YI-MIAO ZHOU CHN (SR250)
251 KRISTINA BARROIS GER
252 ARANTXA PARRA SANTONJA ESP
253 ASHLEIGH BARTY AUS
254 SANIA MIRZA IND
256 ANNA SCHMIEDLOVA SVK
257 QIANG WANG CHN
258 PAULA KANIA POL
261 SUNG-HEE HAN KOR
262 MISA EGUCHI JAP
263 LING ZHANG HKG
264 ISABELLA HOLLAND AUS
265 IRINA BURYACHOK UKR
267 MAILEN AUROUX ARG
269 ANA VRLJIC CRO
270 SOFIA SHAPATAVA GEO
274 DIANA MARCINKEVICA LAT
275 LAURA THORPE FRA
276 CHIN-WEI CHAN TPE
278 MARGARITA GASPARYAN RUS
280 GABRIELA PAZ VEN
282 SHELBY ROGERS USA
284 MARIA ABRAMOVIC CRO
285 MERVANA JUGIC-SALKIC BIH
287 AKIKO OMAE JAP
288 ASHLEY WEINHOLD USA
293 CONNY PERRIN SUI
294 EUGENIE BOUCHARD CAN
296 ALEKSANDRINA NAYDENOVA BUL
302 LINA STANCIUTE LTU
307 SALLY PEERS AUS
309 NICOLE ROTTMANN AUT
311 ANNA CHAKVETADZE RUS
313 VERONIKA KAPSHAY UKR
317 MELANIE SOUTH GBR
319 XINYUN HAN CHN
321 ANASTASIA PIVOVAROVA RUS
322 KSENIA LYKINA RUS
324 MICHAELA HONCOVA SVK
326 ADRIANA PEREZ VEN
329 ISABELLA SHINIKOVA BUL
330 NICOLE GIBBS USA OUT (MD WC)
332 MARINA MELNIKOVA RUS
334 ANDREA GAMIZ VEN
335 MARIA FERNANDA ALVES BRA
337 RENATA VORACOVA CZE
341 LENKA WIENEROVA SVK
342 ALIZE LIM FRA
347 SHUKO AOYAMA JAP
348 JENNIFER ELIE USA
350 ANNE SCHAEFER GER
352 CHIEH-YU HSU USA
355 XIMENA HERMOSO MEX
357 LENA LITVAK USA
358 KATALIN MAROSI HUN
365 ANI MIJACIKA CRO
392 SAMANTHA CRAWFORD USA
393 ALEXANDRA KIICK USA
409 MALLORY BURDETTE USA OUT (MD WC)

[DaveArneRiise]

Broady plays Fan-Xu in R1 of the qualies.

Konta faces Kai-Chen-Chang.

[rouges]

Goodall is the qualies, plays Guido Andreozzi in the first round. James Ward plays Tursanov.

Qualies draw. (http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/qs/r1s1.html)

Konta plays Kai-Chen Chang in R1 of womens qualies, Braody plays Yi-Fan-Xu

Womens qualies draw (http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/us/r1s1.html)

Didn't see Robbo or Watson names in the qualies so presumably they go straight into the main draw! Also Bally and Anne perhaps?
The top 4 British women get direct entry to the main draw due to their ranking. Heather is in the top 60, Keathovong top 70, Robson top 100 and Balty lies just outside 100.

[cazza99]

I thought Bally had stopped playing for a while, so I wouldn't expect to see her there.

[Sallydaisy]

The top 4 British women get direct entry to the main draw due to their ranking. Heather is in the top 60, Keathovong top 70, Robson top 100 and Balty lies just outside 100.


I thought Bally had stopped playing for a while, so I wouldn't expect to see her there.

Bally is definitely not playing - see entry list in first post of THIS thread which is for discussion about the ladies side of the USO. Posts moved over to keep on topic.
:)

[Sallydaisy]

Ladies Draw - R1

Heather Watson v Li Na who just won Cincinnati and reached the final of Toronto.
:hmm:

Laura Robson plays a Qualifier in R1 but could then face Kim Clijsters!

AnneK has another inform player in R1 - Angelique Kerber.

[Helen40]

Wow, a better draw for Robbo than the other two - that makes a change. Lets hope she makes the most of an easy R1 opponent, and that the other two aquit themselves well. I'm very interested to see how Hev does, be surprised if Anne makes an impact.

[david1610]

Still mainly about experience for Heather and Laura but sad Heather did not draw somebody around her own ranking. Just hope she can be competitive and take positives out of the match whatever the result. Laura hopefully will gain the experience of putting somebody in their (ranking) place in her first round.
If so, given it is Kim's last USO and presuming she comes through her first round, Laura could well get the experience of a full Arthur Ashe court evening match which would be great experience!

[JAMES4578]

Certainly tough for Heather but let's hope she performs and doesn't feel too much pressure , whilst Li Na can have bad days. Anne definitely up against it too! Laura at least does have reasonable opener but would face much the same sitiation if she goes through to face Kim.

[harriet]

laura and heather both play on monday. heather is first game, at 11am, and laura is third. different courts, 17 and 4 respectively

[Aya]

Women's doubles draw...

http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/wd/index.html

Hev will play with Erakovic; Laura with Peer; Anne with Anna Tatishvili.

Tough openers for all.

[Sallydaisy]

Heather Watson is in action right now against Na Li.

Livescores link (not Slamtracker) which is the quickest to load up.
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/index.html?promo=subnav

[cazza99]

Hev has just started her match against Li Na. She has won the first game :)

[Sallydaisy]

Going with serve; Hev 2-1 up. Playing steadily according to Neil Harman.

[Sallydaisy]

Ahhhh. 2 breaks of serve and Li is serving for the first set at *5-2.

On Ashe - Stosur is already a set up (6'1) against Petra Martic.
Andy's match is on that court but not before 13.00 (18.00 UK time).

[Jan]

Hev breaks to go *3-1 in the second :clap:

[supergran]

Watching Heather 3-2 in 2nd with Li Na to serve.

[Jan]

back on serve
come on Hev!

[Jan]

Hev about to serve to stay in the match and play is suspended for rain.

[Sallydaisy]

Sadly Heather lost to Li Na after play resumed.
:sad:

Also, Sabine Lisick[16] is out;

@sorana_cirstea (https://twitter.com/sorana_cirstea) scores an upset, taking out No. 16 seed @sabinelisicki (https://twitter.com/sabinelisicki), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. #court13 (https://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23court13) #usopen (https://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23usopen)


and Julia Goerges lost to Pliskova. So that's a couple of upsets already in the ladies event.

[Jan]

Been out - sad to see Hev lost, but not really surprised.

[david1610]

Yes, but was disappointed she lost the last five games in each set, especially leading 3-1 in the second.
Did not see it though. How well did Heather play?
PS Still feel strange posting this here and not on Heather's thread, as that is basically her "story" and this part of the story will not be present.

[Linda]

Goerges out will mess up my BOTP, although I got Cirstea beating Lisicki.

[david1610]

Laura currently 5-3 and set point for (at least) the third time. She takes it 6-3
This opponent is a year younger than Laura and ranked 393
She seems to have a very good first serve though which Laura has taken some time to work out. Tight first set though 38 v 32 points.
C'mon Laura!

[david1610]

Slack from Laura. She was 0-40 with three BPs oN Crawford's service. Let them slip and now 0-2 in the second set. She should know by now you cannot give a lower ranked player hope!
C'mon Laura!
Back to 3-3 Make that 4-3 Crawford.
Crawford has a high first serve percentage and wins a lot of those points. Laura is winning two thirds of Crawford's second serves. All about getting enough access to those second serves, according to the stats!
Phew! 7-6 (8-6) in the second set tiebreaker.

Well done Laura! You defend your points from last year AND you get the (adopts US accent) "popcorn" match against Kimmy!

Hope it is a night match with a full house on Arthur Ashe and you love every minute of it!!! Well done!

[Alis]

Well done Laura!!!!

[Jan]

well done Laura - always potential to slip up against an opponent you "should" beat! :clap:

[RoastLamb]

Really looking forward to Kim vs Laura. I hope it's another night match on Ashe. Last night they really feted Kim out there. So wonderful to see that.

[Alis]

Anne just went out to Angelique Kerber.

[DaveArneRiise]

Konta took the first set 6-2 against Babos! Babos is now though serving for the 2nd.

[Alis]

Venus Williams reminds me of Olive Oil on 'Popeye' - it must be the hair I think!

[DaveArneRiise]

Titanic game this on Babos serve, Babos had serveral set points and Konta has had several BP... could be pivotal this game.

That game must have been about 20 minutes long and Konta eventually gets the break! 4-5 she will now be serving to stay in the set though!

Konta holds for 5-5 then breaks for 6-5! Stunning stuff this, will now serve for the match.

[Sallydaisy]

Come on Jo!!!
:swingin:

[DaveArneRiise]

Konta defeats world number 59 Babos 6-2 7-5 saving multiple set points in the 2nd set in the process. Monstrous win for her!

[Sallydaisy]

Wonderful win from Jo - that's our 2nd lass into R2 alongside Laura Robson!!!

It was 10 set points she saved - amazing stuff.

[Alis]

Great stuff, Jo - well done!!!!!

[Maza1987]

well done joko

[DaveArneRiise]

Said it before but Sloane Stephens is the youngster on the WTA tour who impresses me the most. Such a phenomenal athlete! Williams esque.

Just took first set against Schiavone 6-3.

[cazza99]

Well done Jo :clap:

Steven ‏@GBtennis

USO: In R2, @JoKonta91 will play Olga Govortsova BLR WR 67 (CH 35 in 2008), who just upset 29th seed Paszek in straight sets

[ljs]

Said it before but Sloane Stephens is the youngster on the WTA tour who impresses me the most. Such a phenomenal athlete! Williams esque.

Just took first set against Schiavone 6-3.

Agree Dave , Sloane is great , very aggressive

[DaveArneRiise]

Sloane comes through 6-3 6-4 over Schiavone. Great win, great performance.

[supergran]

Agree...great win!

[supergran]

Wonderful win from Jo - that's our 2nd lass into R2 alongside Laura Robson!!!

It was 10 set points she saved - amazing stuff. Wonderful win..she must be on cloud 9.

[Helen40]

She is, here's her tweet.

Very happy!!! It's great to win my first round main draw here at the #usopen. Calming down though and looking to be prepared for my next one

[JAMES4578]

Fab win for Jo and great comeback in the 2nd,must have been such a thrill for her!

[Alis]

Who does Jo play next?

[Sallydaisy]

Who does Jo play next?
Round 2 Ladies Singles matches - Laura and Jo have to punch above their weight to win.
[Q] KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 205 Vs. GOVORTSOVA, Olga (BLR) 67 (CH 35, June 2008)
ROBSON, Laura (GBR) 89 v CLIJSTERS, Kim (BEL) 23 25

[DaveArneRiise]

If Konta can beat Babos who incidentally is a better player than Govortsova (based on rankings) then she is capable of giving Govortsova a match!

[david1610]

I agree about great victory for Jo and also about Sloane Stephens ( a good friend of Heather's and Heather's mum!).
She is a year younger than Heather and Heather has psyched Sloane out in their matches but I do not see that working for much longer once Sloane gets a little bit older and more experienced.
Yes, the comparisons with the Williams sisters are f not exaggerated IMHO!

[Jan]

great win for Jo!!
To get two out of the four girls through to the second round is very good.
Just catching up after being out last night and again this morning.

[Helen40]

Isner's finished, so Robbo/Clijsters up soon!

[davech]

Laura's really giving Kim something to think about in this match. It's 6-5 Clijsters at the moment...

[supergran]

Wow...Laura playing so well against Kim! Come onnnnn Laura!!

[davech]

Laura did incredibly well to get through that game. Tie break!

[supergran]

TB..Come on Laura!!

[-J-]

Wow...Laura playing so well against Kim! Come onnnnn Laura!!ye she takes it to a 1st set TB after saving set points

[Linda]

Vamos Laura :swingin:

[Ace!]

Come on Laura!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ace!]

Set point!!!!


first set in the bag 7-6 i think she's following my motto:swingin::dance:

[super8]

Laura takes the first set!

[Jan]

wow!

[cazza99]

Woooooooooooo. Well done Laura :yahoo: :yahoo:

[davech]

Laura takes the first set 7-6!!! :clap:

[-J-]

go girl

[Aussie Andy]

Go Laura!

[Linda]

Wow! First set to Laura! :cheer:

[david1610]

Sensational. Deserved. C'mon Laura!

[davech]

I've seen Laura play this well in a first set before. The key is in keeping up the intensity in the second - and not losing control of her serve.

[Jan]

I really shouldn't be staying up - I have an early start and busy morning, but ...... it's very tempting!

[cazza99]

Neil Harman ‏@NeilHarmanTimes

All the huge shouts for Laura are coming from young people in the President's box on Ashe

[RoastLamb]

Wowsa! Chris Evert is commentating for ESPN and she is REALLY impressed, says she loves Laura's leftie serve, her power and how clean she hits the ball.

[supergran]

Well, after saving three set points earlier she now has the 1st set 7-6. Keep going girl!!!

[DaveArneRiise]

Monstrous ground strokes from Laura there. Really seized the moment. Stunning stuff.

Her great run with Andy at the Olympics has given her an abundance of confidence!

[Jan]

well held Laura. keep it up!

[Aussie Andy]

Come on Laura, wanna see you WIN!

[davech]

That was a stunning winner!

[Ace!]

keep going Laura, break right back:swingin:

[Jan]

I know it's been said before, but if Laura could get her serve sorted out it would make such a huge difference.

[super8]

Her issue is more her concentration/ intensity. It's been said before that if you could possibly meld Laura Robson and Heather Watson's games then you would have some player - their skills are quite different.

[Jan]

DF-itis must be catching!

[Aussie Andy]

She broke Clijsters! Go girl! Keep it up!

[Ace!]

Yes, breaks straight back, 7-6 2-2

[supergran]

Come onnnnn Laura!!!

[Aussie Andy]

Come on, hold. You can do it!

[Helen40]

Go Robbo! Really happy there are "cummon Laura" shouts from the crowd.

[traveller7]

Come on Laura! Woop!

[Aussie Andy]

Wish I could see the match. Scoreboards are good, but they don't tell you a lot. Go Laura!

[Ace!]

This girl means business, please win this match, i can see the headlines now!

[Aussie Andy]

Break point! Yesssss! Take it, take it! Come on, Laura!

[supergran]

Laura seems to have lots of support which is lovely.

[ljs]

they are showing this on TV here , Laura is playing awesome !!!

[Aussie Andy]

Oh well. Keep going!

[Helen40]

Wow!

[Helen40]

they are showing this on TV here , Laura is playing awesome !!!
Where are you?

[ljs]

Where are you?

Ontario , Canada

[Aussie Andy]

Laura, can you finish this in half an hour? I've got to go to work!

[traveller7]

4-3nice kitkat here would be good

[david1610]

4-3 Getting close!
You could nitpick and say Kimmy is not as match sharp, Laura has 5 DFs, but her lateral movement is so much better already.

The score is the score because Laura is winning, not because Kimmy is losing, if you see what I mean!

One big push. C'mon Laura!

[Jan]

some great shots!

[ljs]

4-3 Getting close!
You could nitpick and say Kimmy is not as match sharp, Laura has 5 DFs, but her lateral movement is so much better already.

The score is the score because Laura is winning, not because Kimmy is losing, if you see what I mean!

One big push. C'mon Laura!

Tell that to the American commentators please !!!

[Helen40]

4-4. AArrgghh! Noooo, cummon Robbo!

[Ace!]

Kim fighting for her life,

Please hold Laura 4-4:clap:

[Jan]

oh so close - come on Laura!

[david1610]

Hands up those who thought the words "And Kimmy is coming out to serve to stay in the match!" would be written on this thread!
C'mon Laura!

[supergran]

Kim will serve to stay in match.

[traveller7]

5-4 come onnnnn

[Ace!]

please!!

[Aussie Andy]

Come on laura! Go girl! You can do it!

[Ace!]

:faint: so so close

[Helen40]

****** 5-5

[Aussie Andy]

5-all! Come on, Laura!

[-J-]

just my LS stuck on 5 4 ?

[supergran]

To be expected from a champion like Kim but she know she's in a fight. Laura needs to stay focussed.

[ljs]

love Kim , but cmon Laura !!!!

[ljs]

just my LS stuck on 5 4 ?
http://www.hahasport.com/v-4/2/196/v-439753.html

[Ace!]

Stay tall Laura!! this match is on your tips of your fingers


Edit omg

[Helen40]

just my LS stuck on 5 4 ?
It's on the radio.

[ljs]

good girl Laura , shes really showing toughness

[traveller7]

|Really big hold there for Laura well done to her for not losing it 6-5

[Ace!]

Yes 6-5

[david1610]

Wow! The drama. 7-6 6-5 Laura.
C'mon Laura!
C'mon Laura!

[Aussie Andy]

It's 6-5, with Laura leading. Come on, girl, break her!

[Jan]

come on Laura!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ace!]

:swingin:

[Helen40]

Two MPs, not that I'm complaining, but it's going to scupper my BOTP entry ;-)

[-J-]

match points
one left
cmonnnnnnnnnnn girl

[super8]

Two MPs, not that I'm complaining, but it's going to scupper my BOTP entry ;-)

I think that it will scupper everyone's for this match!


(apart from one person.. ;) )

[ljs]

wow , too bad

[Ace!]

Great tennis!!!!!

[Jan]

come on Laura!!!

[supergran]

Come onnn Laura!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[-J-]

mb
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Helen40]

5-4 Robbo! Mistakes by Clijsters.

[traveller7]

tiebreak nooo

[super8]

Laura wins!!

[lynne]

Brilliant win for Laura.................BRAVO!!!!!!:thumbup:

[-J-]

massive win
well done girl
:boogie:

[Aussie Andy]

She won, she won, she won! 7-6, 7-6! Yes!!!

And just ten minutes before I have to go to work, too. Thank you!

Congratulations, Laura! Li Na in the third round, I think.

[ljs]

Laura learned that shot down the line from Andy :p Spectacular Laura :clap::clap:

[davech]

Incredible. :yahoo: :worship:

[cazza99]

Well done Laura. Fantastic. :yahoo: :clap: :yahoo: :clap:

[supergran]

She has done it. Well done Laura....tremendous effort.:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

[traveller7]

Damn missed it cos stream froze bravo Laura think her Olympic silver must of boosted her confidence, Sad for Kim but shes had a good career.

[DaveArneRiise]

That was nothing short of monstrous from Laura Robson. :yahoo:

[ljs]

thats how I see it too traveller , I always loved Kim , such a nice humble champion , but the new generation has arrived

[Linda]

Amazing win from Laura! :clap: :clap: :yahoo:

Missed the last few points 'cos my stream froze.

[Jan]

Just brilliant Laura! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
:mexican:

[DaveArneRiise]

Amazing win from Laura! :clap: :clap: :yahoo:

Missed the last few points 'cos my stream froze.

The point which got her the match point was just monstrous, running forehand winner down the line! Then produced a hefty first serve which Kim went long off of.

Stunning win from Laura.

[ljs]

arrrggg cant hear the interviews :(

[Helen40]

OMG!!!!!!!
MATCH!!!!!!
In two stagiht sets!!!!

[Ace!]

I dont believe it, i missed the end!! :grrr: my power went out for some reason??


Well done Laura you played BIG and wont be going home!!

[super8]

A few streams were disabled right near the end, for copyright reasons..

It was a very good match, I thought. Lots of quality hitting and fiercely competitive - which might come as a surprise to those who can be VERY sniffy about the WTA tour. And you know who you are.

[supergran]

Love Kim. always have and when she came back from retirement and won I was thrilled for her. Have always loved watching her and this is the first match she has played when I was not cheering for her. Sad and happy at the same time.:sad::cheer:

[david1610]

Beautiful images at the end
And great interviews.
Sometimes I love the Eurosport commies in Portugal because they have no axes to grind.

They just stated that was a very high quality match. They watched the same match I did!

Laura: the future beckons!

[Jan]

Oh dear I really should have gone to bed ages ago.
Hope Andy can get the job done later - he doesn't want to be out-done by his mixed doubles partner!

[DaveArneRiise]

Na Li next for Laura. The number 9 seed.

[Helen40]

In tears. So rapt for Laura.

[cazza99]

Laura is going to be interviewed by Sky very shortly.

[ljs]

missed hearing Laura , what did she say ?

[super8]

missed hearing Laura , what did she say ?

Talked about Kim being a role model for her as a young player, and how much a pleasure it was to finally play her.

Also talked about just trying to get as many balls back as possible..

[DaveArneRiise]

missed hearing Laura , what did she say ?

My stream cut off just as they were about to do the interviews :rolleyes:

[cazza99]

missed hearing Laura , what did she say ?
She thanked Kimn for being her role model. It was a fairly short interview. The one with Kim was longer as it was bysey bye.

[ljs]

my hubby turned the channell , cause I had left the room 4 a minute :rolleyes: the nerve of some people

[DaveArneRiise]

my hubby turned the channell , cause I had left the room 4 a minute :rolleyes: the nerve of some people

:rolling:

[super8]

Na Li v Laura Robson.

That could be another blood and thunder match in prospect!

And probably Laura on a show court again, I would think.

[Helen40]

R1:Crawford
L64 : Kim Clijsters
L32 : Li Na
L16 : Sam Stosur
QF : Victoria Azarenka
SF : Maria Sharapova
Final : Serena Williams


Two down....Five to go!!!!

[cazza99]

Alexandra Willis ‏@alex_willis

LR: 'I was just trying to play as well as I could because I knew that if I didn't Kim would completely dominate. I had to work my butt off.'


Robson: 'I want to say thanks to Kim for being such a great role model. I've grown up watching you.'


Kim 'One of my biggest dreams came true in 2005, winning here. I played some of my best tennis here. Perfect place to retire. I gave it all'


Standing ovation for Kim Clijsters on Arthur Ashe as she talks about her singles career at the US Open... #respect #usopen


KC:'I didn't really know what happened in 2009 those 2 weeks. It's hard to describe why in some places it clicks when you step out on court'


Only Laura Robson would say the word 'butt' on live tv. At least she didn't rap this time ;)


Darren Cahill ‏@darren_cahill

Big props to Laura Robson for the way she handled herself after that win. Class & respect shown for a great champion in Kim Clijsters.

[ljs]

must have made Kim feel good hearing Laura say those things , how sweet .

[david1610]

If anyone had any doubts whether Laura had chosen her new coach well - the "slavedriver" - I think that just answered them!
Couple with silver medal confidence, a star is being born. She was hitting one of the top WTA players of the last decade off court at times, even someone with really, really good defence!
Better lateral defending, clearly an attempt at more composure before second serves, and after the first four or five games, probably only one game and a few shots not at a really high level.
And still the youngest player in the top 100!!!!!!!!

[Helen40]

Good on her, now what does that do for her ranking?

Hmmm, (edit) just looked it up she has the same points (so far ) from this tourney as for last year getting thorugh qualies.

[Ace!]

R1:Crawford
L64 : Kim Clijsters
L32 : Li Na
L16 : Sam Stosur
QF : Victoria Azarenka
SF : Maria Sharapova
Final : Serena Williams


Two down....Five to go!!!!

On this form, she will have them all shaking like a leaf................. what a draw to win your first Slam ;)

[JAMES4578]

An awesome performance from Laura, absolutely thrilled for her! Kept thinking she maybe wouldn't quite maintain the high standard or Kim would just find something special but Laura was so gutsy and kept plugging away. Think it was key that she took the forst set from a break down and sps down at 5-6. of course pity Kim singles career is now over as in addition to being a great player she had such an engaging personality.

[hfwardhouse]

What a brilliant match - both players were hitting some great shots - so proud of Laura ... and :rofl: at her playing her butt off :rolling: cracked me up totally!

She's such a natural and I can't wait to see how she progresses over the next few years!

[Helen40]

On this form, she will have them all shaking like a leaf................. what a draw to win your first Slam ;)
You know, after tonight, I belive she could get to the final.

[supergran]

That's the way to do it...play your butt off. Once again, well done Laura. Best Ladies' match so far!!

[super8]

That was Kim's first US Open defeat in 9 years btw - last time she lost was to Henin in the final in 2003

She'd had a run of 22 consecutive wins, up until now:

2005 (7)
2009 (7)
2010 (7)
2012 (1)

It was also Kim's first loss at the US Open to a player ranked outside the top 10, going right back to her debut in 1999.

[RoastLamb]

Great win for Laura but oh so sad for Kim to go out in the second round. :crying: It's one of those matches where you're happy for the winner and sad for the loser like when Rafa plays Andy.

Anyway, Chris Evert was gushing over her and said she reckons Laura will be in the top 20 really soon and then potentially top 10 and gave her kudos for picking her new coach. She also said she could give Li Na a good run for her money.

[Katie]

That was such an exciting match to watch! Laura played brilliantly and was so calm under pressure. After coming so close to upsetting top players in the past, it's great to see her come through this time.

Kim played really well too - sorry to see her singles career over now as she's had such a great career.

[david1610]

Best Ladies' match so far!!
No buts about it! Or should that be.......

[Sallydaisy]

What a fantastic performance from 18yr old Laura Robson. She really did "play her butt off" and deserved that win. Shame for Kim Clijsters to bow out perhaps a little earlier than she might have hoped but in a way I'm glad she lost to an upcoming youngster. Props to Laura for her interview afterwards - showing admiration and respect for Kim's contribution to the game.

All bodes well for the future - but it might be back to earth with a bump against Li Na in her current form. (That's my spot of anti-jinxing for tonight...).
:p

[super8]

I really hope that this little bit of post-match media interaction re: Laura is true:


Sky Sports: "Laura, thanks for joining us."
Laura Robson: "I didn't have a choice."


Can anyone confirm this?

[supergran]

Yes, they have to do certain interviews. Good for Laura!!!

[Alis]

You know, after tonight, I belive she could get to the final.

Have you seen her draw? It's brutal! Fantastic match though - so gutsy from Laura. I really hope this gives her the confidence to make the breakthrough that she deserves.

[david1610]

There were a lot of very exciting things to take from her performance tonight. I though Heather and Laura would be good enough to create some added interest at slams for the first few days, as Laura had always seemed to a great serve, and weight of shot, but she was too young to know just how good she might be.

Tonight showed a possible future. She has only been working with her new coach since Cincinnatti???????
Good grief.
Once she can defend well one more metre to the left and to the right and banish the second serve yips, watch out the rest of teh top players!

Bet the Fed Cup captain is also feeling optimistic for the future tonight!

Next test is to stay grounded and as a minimum keep Li Na honest.

I do not automatically think the floodgates will open now but as long as Laura avoids the post-best-win-of-career-back-to-earth-drubbing in the next match, that will do me.

[Helen40]

Have you seen her draw? It's brutal! Fantastic match though - so gutsy from Laura. I really hope this gives her the confidence to make the breakthrough that she deserves.
Um, I posted her petential opponents......that's why I said the final , and not win it. She's got close to even Sharapova before, and only lost it, not Sharapova win it. But even at Laura's best at the mo unless Serena is playing badly, Idon't believe she could win it.

[supergran]

Watching Shazza and DU is so boring and predictable. Kim and Laura gave us an exciting, tense, thrilling match. Would that we could see more ladies' matches like that. No wonder most of us prefer watching the men.

[super8]

R1:Crawford
L64 : Kim Clijsters
L32 : Li Na
L16 : Sam Stosur
QF : Victoria Azarenka
SF : Maria Sharapova
Final : Serena Williams


Two down....Five to go!!!!

Indeed you did post her potential opponents - Alis may well have missed your original post.



Some nice tweets about Kim:

Tennis loves you @clijsterskim ! It's been a pleasure to know and watch you.... Wish you all the happiness in the world! (Andy Roddick)

So sad to see Kim go. Thanks for inspiring us. You always took the time to encourage us even when you beat us :) good luck for the future (Petra Kvitova)

I'm sure there will be loads more..

[Sallydaisy]

Shazza went to the bakery en-route to Flushing Meadows today .....
:bakery:
Dished out a bagel and a breadstick in her advance to R3.
Thank you Maria; now it's Andy!

[RoastLamb]

Chris Evert just said she sees Laura as a champion. That's pretty good coming from her.

Anyway Shazza just won 6-0 6-1 so now it's Andy time. :yahoo:

[super8]

Watching Shazza and DU is so boring and predictable. Kim and Laura gave us an exciting, tense, thrilling match. Would that we could see more ladies' matches like that. No wonder most of us prefer watching the men.

There are plenty of good WTA matches.

Besides, for the Sharapova match, you could easily substitute that for Novak's predictable thrashing of his own hapless opponent yesterday.

As this is a fan forum about an ATP player, then it is perhaps unsurprising that most people - the 'us' that you refer to - prefer watching the men, don't you think? ;)

Over at CC - which is a non-fan forum - the split between WTA and ATP is probably 50-50. Many like and follow both, in fact.

We've debated this at CC a few times, and the consensus was that whether there is a good or bad WTA or ATP match often depends on the matchup between players. There are lop-sided, dull predictable matches on both sides. And equally, thrilling, exciting matches on both sides, too.

[RoastLamb]

The matches they've had on AA so far - except for Laura vs Kim - have been short, very boring and one-sided. I feel sorry for the people who pay good money for this. And I see Fed has the night match tomorrow yet again. Honestly. Yawn.

I see Team India have also lost in the first round to Team Australia. What on earth is going on!!!

[Alis]

Um, I posted her petential opponents......that's why I said the final , and not win it. She's got close to even Sharapova before, and only lost it, not Sharapova win it. But even at Laura's best at the mo unless Serena is playing badly, Idon't believe she could win it.

Sorry, Helen - didn't see that.

[Helen40]

Robbo's interview on R5L at next change of ends.

[scrapaddict]

Fantastic result for Laura - very well done

[david1610]

The matches they've had on AA so far - except for Laura vs Kim - have been short, very boring and one-sided. I feel sorry for the people who pay good money for this. And I see Fed has the night match tomorrow yet again. Honestly. Yawn.

I see Team India have also lost in the first round to Team Australia. What on earth is going on!!!
But if you think about it, the AA matches are the top seeds versus...... the rest. The most mismatched encounters in terms of ranking. Look at the number of five set thrillers today on the smaller courts where you can get good quality players (top forty/fifty say) close in ranking playing each other, or two in-form players. Come the second week it is a different story of course!

[cazza99]

I have posted some of Laura's newspaper reports on her thread

http://www.andymurrayfanforum.com/forums/showthread.php?148-Laura-Robson.&p=95350#post95350

[super8]

But if you think about it, the AA matches are the top seeds versus...... the rest. The most mismatched encounters in terms of ranking. Look at the number of five set thrillers today on the smaller courts where you can get good quality players (top forty/fifty say) close in ranking playing each other, or two in-form players. Come the second week it is a different story of course!

Absolutely.

I've been to a few slams now where I've had tickets for showcourts in the first week - and have often found myself enjoying the matches on the sidecourts much more, where the matchups are much less one-sided. More often than not, I do usually get tickets for the side courts only, anyway.

And this applies to both the women's and men's game.

In terms of watching matches on TV, It has often been frustrating to see the beeb (for example) continually showing one-sided matches in an early round at Wimbledon involving (say) Fedal rather than a match on another court where the players are evenly-matched, and are bringing out the best in each other in their battle for supremacy.

In the second week, it is indeed usually a different story! Mind you, even the matches early on in that week (say, 4th round), coverage can be skewed towards the big guns and ignore the better matchups in prospect.

[RoastLamb]

I just seem to recall that we used to have really exciting night matches that went into the wee hours. Epic battles. Where have those gone?

[david1610]

I posted this on Laura's thread but I think it is also general enough to put here.



The company Laura (and Heather) are in

WTA top 100
Born earlier than 1994 - nobody
1994
Laura Robson GBR 21/01/94
1993
Sloane Stephens USA 20/03/93
Timea Babos HUN 10/05/93
Garbine Muguruza ESP 08/10/93
1992
Heather Watson GBR 19/05/92
Christina McHale USA 11/05/92

[DaveArneRiise]

I posted this on Laura's thread but I think it is also general enough to put here.



The company Laura (and Heather) are in

WTA top 100
Born earlier than 1994 - nobody
1994
Laura Robson GBR 21/01/94
1993
Sloane Stephens USA 20/03/93
Timea Babos HUN 10/05/93
Garbine Muguruza ESP 08/10/93
1992
Heather Watson GBR 19/05/92
Christina McHale USA 11/05/92

Very talented group of youngsters.

[SamP]

I've got to say that I think with the current standard of the Top 4 in mens tennis, plus Tsonga, Ferrer and a few others, we're pretty spoilt by the quality of matches.

I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed Lauras match last night, not just because she won, but because the quality was just so high. It was a great match up and produced a great game.

Granted I often watch womens tennis (only at slams) and i'm utterly bored within three games. But on reflection, i'm just as board watching alot of mens matches too. Particularly games outside of slams can very very poor.

I suppose if I were to watch womens tennis a little more, outside the slams in particular, i'd come to appreciate the quality a little more. One thing I will criticise the womens game on, and i've said this before, is that female players today so often seem to be more focussed on the athletic side of things rather than on their game itself, and thats made for, in my opinion, a drop in regular excitement, and perhaps quality. It would be great to see more slicing, drop shots and volleys in the womens game.

P.S. Laura, someone who naturally has a great game, has really really improved her movement in what seems like a summer. Her all round play was staggering yesterday!

[RoastLamb]

Re: Laura. Chris Evert said she needs to get more fit and work on her movement. I'm no expert granted, but she looked just fine to me.

[Alis]

I think most of the pundits agree that Laura needs to develop her fitness and her speed around the court. She is still very young and may well still be growing. It took Andy several years of work to achieve the degree of fitness necessary to stay at the top of the game.

[david1610]

Re: Laura. Chris Evert said she needs to get more fit and work on her movement. I'm no expert granted, but she looked just fine to me.
Me neither, but remember Chris Evert is talking about going from a "normally fit" top thirty player and a top, top player. Don't forget how much the men's top four have raised the bar in terms of fitness in the last five years as well.
The only thing that concerns me with the immediate future for Laura is that if her coach takes her up to the top, she internalises that she is that kind of player, and can stay around irrespective of coaching changes, bad patches, etc. The problem with a lot of the so-called top female players in recent years has not been getting to the top, but staying there!

[RoastLamb]

Bit concerned about her new coach. I saw the way he was negative and mean towards Safina. Hope he doesn't try the same tactics with Laura.

[Helen40]

mixed game before Konta's in 5-0, so might be a quick one.

[david1610]

Johanna Konta is 3-0 up with two breaks, against Govortsova. Anyone got a stream?
C'mon Jo!

[cazza99]

Apparently it is not a televised court.

[david1610]

Apparently it is not a televised court.
I thought that but hope spring eternal and all that ;(

[Helen40]

5-1!

[david1610]

She gets the first set 6-2
Hope she can keep the pressure up and not allow Govortsova into the match.
Kitkat in the first game please! C'mon Jo!

Seems to be a long break.... hope both players are OK. Ah, here we go.
1-1 Jo had to save break points in that game. Hope that puts her back on track!
Broken and now 1-4 interesting the eight games of the first set took 29 minutes and the five games in this set so far have already taken 35 minutes 41 points versus 36 points. Jo has gone from 72% first serve percentage in the first set to 40% in set 2.
Oops and now 1-5.
Well she broke serve but was broken again so loses the second 2-6 and Govortsova will start first in the third.
C'mon Jo!
Has broken twice to go 3-0

[super8]

It would be great to see more slicing, drop shots and volleys in the womens game.


Well, if you'd caught the Shvedova v Vinci game today, you would have seen that in 3 sets, their number of net approaches (and therefore points won/ lost) at the net combined was 75.

That's 75 out of the 205 points played in that match.

You'd struggle to find men's matches with similar stats. As said before, it's all about matchup - Yaro and Robbie are fine doubles players - their net skills are very good.

[super8]

JoKo is currently up 3-0 in the deciding set against Govortsova.. (up 2 breaks of serve!)

[david1610]

Broken so one back now 3-1
C'mon Jo!
Now 3-2
Needless to say massive service game for Jo coming up!

[david1610]

4-2 would love another break to make sure....

[super8]

JoKo 5-2 up, serving for the match..

[david1610]

5-2 to Jo. One good service game to go. C'mon Jo!

[david1610]

Drop serve 5-3 Aaargh! One game C'mon Jo!
Now it is 5-4. Jo to serve. Can she?
No 5-5 and now 5-6
Well now or never to get it to 6-6
And she has lost 7-5 Oops last five games lost. oh well
Hope she learns from the experience.

[super8]

5-4. serving for the match again..

[super8]

Olga wins the 3rd set 7-5, from 2-5 down.

I'd heard that Joko might have picked up a wee injury in the second set. Ah well - hopefully she can build from this..

[RoastLamb]

Really good match between Venus and Kerber. Was rooting for Kerber and she managed to eke out the win 6-2 5-7 7-5. She did have the chance to serve it out 5-4 in the second, though. Finally, we got a decent match on AA at night.

[JAMES4578]

Such a pity Jo didn't make it but the injury wouldn't have helped. Looks like it was a great contest with Kerber and Venus which could have gone either way in the end. Kudos to Angelique in coming through such a tough one whilst Venus should be able to take some confidence from the battle.

[super8]

Really good match between Venus and Kerber. Was rooting for Kerber and she managed to eke out the win 6-2 5-7 7-5. She did have the chance to serve it out 5-4 in the second, though. Finally, we got a decent match on AA at night.

It certainly was a blood and guts contest, wasn't it!

It kind of reminded me of the Kerber v Lisicki match at Wimbledon this year. Both players really straining to get the upper hand, and Kerber somehow managing to eke out a win in the deciding set there too.

[Alis]

Finally, we got a decent match on AA at night.

Wouldn't you class Andy's match against Dodig as a decent match RL?

[david1610]

Wouldn't you class Andy's match against Dodig as a decent match RL?

I suppose decent match can mean "lots of quality tennis" and also mean "highly competitive in terms of the result", so both of you are therefore correct!

(Well, that's my attempt at diplomacy for today.....) :)

[RoastLamb]

Andy's was a great match indeed but not competitive which is what I mean. I want a blood bath out there on Ashe. For a change. :lol:

[Alis]

Great scrap between Kerber and Williams. I can't help it though - I can't watch Venus without seeing Popeye's pal Olive Oil - shows my age I suppose!

[Helen40]

Laura's on now!

[super8]

Laura's on now!

Yip - 2-1 to Laura in the first set, so far - they've traded a break of serve already.

[DaveArneRiise]

3-2 Robbo on serve!

Breaks for 4-2!

[traveller7]

A nice hold here would be good come on Laura!

[DaveArneRiise]

My ls has froze at 4-2 40-15

[traveller7]

She held serve its now 5-2 Li Na serving to stay in 1st set

[traveller7]

And hold Li did to love getting her groove back

[RoastLamb]

Really don't like Laura's outfit. Kerber had the exact same thing on last night. JUST SAY NO, GIRLS!!!

[traveller7]

And Laura has been broken back still leads 5-4 but Li to serve next

[Jan]

just realised this was on! Come on Laura!

[super8]

2 set points for Laura - and she takes the second one!

6-4.

[Jan]

first set to Laura 6-4 :clap:

[traveller7]

And with a wild forehand from Li Laura takes the first set 6-4! Woop!

[RoastLamb]

Bit of a topsy turvy set that. Lots of bad serving from both. Still, Laura gets it. :yahoo:

[Alis]

Well done Laura. It looks windy out there.

[RoastLamb]

Argh, Laura's serve is letting her down here. Good job this is the women coz they're always breaking each other's serve.

[Alis]

I feel Laura has to win this in two.

[RoastLamb]

Me too. 1-1

[RoastLamb]

Virginia Wade just said Laura doesn't realize just how very good she is. I bet she does know.

[traveller7]

Good hold there back on serve for now!

[Alis]

Great hold - Laura certainly looks comfortable out there. She loves the big stage doesn't she?

[RoastLamb]

The big stage suits her. I wonder how high her ranking will be after the USO.