Australian Open Day 7: Sunday, Jan 19 - Order of Play

[GameSetAndMath]

Some stat form Serena vs. Anna match.

Serena had 22 winners. Anna had 33 winners.

Serena had 31 UFE and Anna had 27 UFE.

Anna had more winners than Serena and less UFE.
That is a beautiful win.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

I think one of the main things that has improved Anna's game this year has been the evoultion of her toss, it is now much shorter and more accurate than before, I saw strange tosses coming from Ana last couple of years...

This win and the earlier vs. Venus in Auckland should give Ana more confidence than ever before.
Ana is unbeaten in 2014

 

[kskate2]

It's a great win for Ana. I hope she doesn't suffer the common letdown after 2 big matches where she had to dig deep and play her best after losing the first set.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I don't think Serena gave any bogus injury excuses when she lost to Sabine Lisciki at
Wimbledon or Virgine Razzano at French Open. I don't think she always claims an
injury after a loss. There is also corroborating evidence here. We all saw how she
moved during the match, she quit doubles, did not practice before this match
and so on.

But, then one might ask, why did she play? Hey, you never know, she thought
she might have been able to pull it off despite the injury. After all, they claim
that she was in more pain in the match against Hantuchova which she won
in straight sets. Also, they say, this is temporary and she expect to fully
recover in just a few days. So, if she had managed to win against Anna,
the back pain might have gone away in a couple of days and she might
have become a contender.

However, she may say the match was on her racquet and she lost it rather than
the opponent won it sometimes. That is ok with me as Champions need to have that
belief.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Some stat form Serena vs. Anna match.

Serena had 22 winners. Anna had 33 winners.

Serena had 31 UFE and Anna had 27 UFE.

Anna had more winners than Serena and less UFE.
That is a beautiful win.

One more stat.
Serena 13 aces
Ana 1 ace

Serena 22 winners-13 aces= 9 winners
Ana 33 winners-1 ace= 32 winners

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Serena didn't say anything about an injury. Patrick said something about an injury. Serena even said something to the effect in the interview of so there is the snitch. I don't think she was looking to say anything about an injury, but Patrick put it out there. I think Serena handled it nicely. She conceded Ana was the better player. I think if I were her I would rest up and get ready for Doha if she feels ready if not sit it out and return in Miami because she is going to need to be 100% for the amount of points she is defending clay season.