Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain, 2023 - WTA 1000

[don_fabio]

I think she will get Iga today, either in 2 sets or three. She has unhinged the Pole

I'm also curious to see if Iga can chase the result as we mentioned it before, that she is a great fore runner, but not so when chasing.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Iga will serve for the 2nd set 5-3
Iga 63 2nd set
Going 3 for the title in Madrid

 

[kskate2]

so I suspect Saba will take a potty break now

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

so I suspect Saba will take a potty break now

Right on cue Saba off to take a potty break
Iga at the back of the court waiting for her return

 

[kskate2]

Saba has to raise the level of her serve. It's the biggest difference as to why she lost the 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Saba has to raise the level of her serve. It's the biggest difference as to why she lost the 2nd set

I also think she has to vary her serve as well, Iga is a good returner

 

[kskate2]

missing those bp's on some errors didn't help either, but she's in the decider now. She has to take whatever half a chance Iga gives here

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BP for Saba
Hell my TV froze
Back now Saba broke leads 2-0

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Saba missing 1st serves now?
BP for Iga, over pressed the return, BP gone
Wow what a rally from both players
Saba soo good at the net
Good tough hold from Saba saving BPs leads 3-0

 

[don_fabio]

That was a great point on 40 all.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The big difference this year from Saba she is staying cool under pressure, just like that last service game, last year she would have sprayed error after error

 

[kskate2]

Saba missing 1st serves now?
BP for Iga, over pressed the return, BP gone
Wow what a rally from both players
Saba soo good at the net
Good tough hold from Saba saving BPs leads 3-0

That's from her doubs play early on in her career.

 

[kskate2]

now. how will #1 respond after missing the BP

 

[don_fabio]

The big difference this year from Saba she is staying cool under pressure, just like that last service game, last year she would have sprayed error after error

Slam in a pocket certainly helps to deal with a pressure.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Slam in a pocket certainly helps to deal with a pressure.

Yep she played soo well at the AO this year and deserved it

 

[kskate2]

Slam in a pocket certainly helps to deal with a pressure.

Especially the way she won it Don. She was in a 3rd set battle and she came from a set down. That will breed a lot of belief and confidence that her serve and nerve held up all that time.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Saba 'Stop Rushing your shots"

 

[kskate2]

she needs to stay away from the center of the court and go back to CC until she can open the point up. But this is a very poor serve game now down 0-40

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Too many errors now off Saba' racquet? rushing Iga with 3 BPs

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Saba breaks herself and we are back on serve in the final set