When ever Badosa of late gets a wild card, her present ranking cannot get her into tournaments unless she plays qualies, she might win her first match and gets defeated like today in the QF match v Noska, going down in straight sets 61 63, Badosa should start playing lower grade tournaments to get the match play she needs, and try get her current ranking of #142 down, to think she was a former No2 in the world, I know injuries her back have played a large part in her ranking slipping, still she needs to address it ASAP
Quite a match between Pegula v Keys they were tied at 2 all coming into the QF, Jess played the big points better when it mattered
Pegula d Keys 76(5) 76(8)
Sabalenka for the life of me dont make it 'one of those days' Meh! she has become a DF machine Help Me take some pace off your serve Saba, now a double break for the WC Nikola Bartunkova who has been returning Saba's serves to her feet, and deserves to be up a double break leading 4-1
Nikola 5-1 great serving take Saba way out of court, Saba is simmering at the other end, Saba knows she has to do something,
Saba uses the F bomb as she DFs, good lord she is unraveling again, gets a warning and rightly so from the umpire using the F bomb
Nikola returning the ball well, stepping inside the baseline, make Saba more frustrated than she already is!
Saba with another DF and Nicola has SP, good change up from Saba with a lovely drop shot volley with disguise.
Saba holds yes miracles do happen lol!
Nikola will serve for the 1st set 5-2
Well played 1st set Nikola winning 6-2 lets see if Saba can re set her game, control her emotions and get back in this match, if not she will be gone in straight sets, Saba taking a much needed toilet break
Saba gets broken in her first service game in the 2nd set, shades of the 1st set, with Nikola returning Saba's serve, taking the ball on etc etc
Saba needs to break straight back. Another thing Saba is used to be the one in control and attacking, at the moment she has to defend not use to doing this, also cant get into any rhythm.
Nikola is just dismantling the game of Saba at present and Saba just hasnt got a clue what to do
Nikola leads 3-0 a lovely drop shot with disguise from Nikola, using it wisely today,
Nikola not giving Saba ' an inch' and leads 4-0 2nd set
Saba with a love service game, what she needed though is it too late to make a come back in this match?
Saba gets her first break of the match as Nikola DFs? though can she hold her serve?
Nikola fhand down the line has been a 'treat in this match so far' Saba just has to watch it fly by
3 games in a row now from Saba? Nikola leads 4-3 in the 2nd set
Saba breaks again and now it is 4 games all, credit to Saba, from coming back, quite frankly I thought she was gone, of course little do I know lol!
Saba with a good service game and leads 5-4, BTW Nicola has out aced Saba today
5 games all, Nikola holds serve
Nikola will serve to force a TB for the 2nd set at 5-6 she is still in contention in this 2nd set
6 games all TB for the 2nd set
Wow off her shoe laces and keeping her racquet head high a bhand winner from Saba
2nd DF from Nikola in the TB and Saba leads 5-2
Saba wins the TB with ease 76(2) coming back in the 2nd set from being down 0-4
Going 3
Saba with the momentum now in the 3rd set gets a early break and consolidates and leads 2-0
Just when you thought Saba had the momentum, she gets broken and then she breaks Nikola and gets broken again Meh! Nikola to her credit is not going away in this match
4 games all 3rd set.
Saba breaks and will serve for the match at 5-4 after this match I need a strong espresso and a headache tablet and a good lie down!
Saba's kick serve has been her saviour today and Nikola uses her great fhand and it is now deuce of course Saba unleashes her serve with an Ace
NOO Saba wrong time to use the drop shot
Saba serves well on the deuce side of the court
Saba gets it down somehow and wins the match 26 76(2) 64 and well down to the Czech player WC Nikola plays soo well on the grass with good variety in her game, though as good champions do they find a way to win!
Eala WC continues her winning ways taking out the 6th seed Svitolina in straight sets 63 64!
