Cincinnati 2014: Western and Southern open

[Correspondent Kiu]

did she really tell her to check her blood pressure?

Yes she did! But indirectly, facing the chair umpire. More than once I might add.

They even showed slow motion of it!

Just now, Chrissie kept complaining about the level of tennis, so the ladies did a great point that Ana won.

Masha has been rubbing her shoulder at times, she has a bunch of Double Faults this set, double faulted the game away, serving at 5-4

 

[Moxie]

And Maria keeps harping on the chair to "check her blood pressure." That's a bit puny.

 

[golds girl]

Handshake at the net will be....frosty perhaps?

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Like I said, I would have told Maria to go take a bathroom break.

 

[Moxie]

And frosty it was, but good on Ana! What a load of drama!!

 

[Fefe26]

yyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaayyyyy ana! Serena better bring her A game tomorrow.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

So does Ana have anything left in the tank for Serena or do we think Serena takes this? I am going to go with Serena, but I hope she plays better than she did today.

 

[Moxie]

I'm happy for Ana. I think losing this one would have been crushing. Maria will survive, because she really didn't play so well in the match.

 

[Fefe26]

Darn Kui, sounds like i miss the good part of the match.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

yyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaayyyyy ana! Serena better bring her A game tomorrow.

I think Serena will have to play better, but I am not sure Ana will have a lot left in her tank I mean this was pretty much a 3 hour match.

 

[colleen66]

What a roller coster of a match!! It goes without saying that Maria needs to cut down on her double-faults and have a plan B when the shriek & bash game plan does not work. Congrats to Ana, even though she tried her best to give Maria this match. I'm glad that she over-came her "illness" and finally held serve in the third set.

 

[golds girl]

I'm happy for Ana. I think losing this one would have been crushing. Maria will survive, because she really didn't play so well in the match.

Me too...I wouldn't even call Maria's 2nd set win a comeback, it was more Ana's letdown, because as you said that was not Maria's A game or A attitude for that matter

 

[Moxie]

I'm happy for Ana. I think losing this one would have been crushing. Maria will survive, because she really didn't play so well in the match.

Me too...I wouldn't even call Maria's 2nd set win a comeback, it was more Ana's letdown, because as you said that was not Maria's A game or A attitude for that matter

Yes, I think that's fair, but Maria will always get credit for fight. What an amazing match.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

What a roller coster of a match!! It goes without saying that Maria needs to cut down on her double-faults and have a plan B when the shriek & bash game plan does not work. Congrats to Ana, even though she tried her best to give Maria this match. I'm glad that she over-came her "illness" and finally held serve in the third set.

I have to officially call this one the "Blood Pressure Match".
:snigger

 

[atttomole]

This match was entertaining in part because of the errors from both players, which made it a roller-coaster. I do not mind watching matches like this.

 

[atttomole]

What a roller coster of a match!! It goes without saying that Maria needs to cut down on her double-faults and have a plan B when the shriek & bash game plan does not work. Congrats to Ana, even though she tried her best to give Maria this match. I'm glad that she over-came her "illness" and finally held serve in the third set.

I have to officially call this one the "Blood Pressure Match".
:snigger

Maria continued to insinuate. Was she really bothered by that brief stop in the second set?

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

What a roller coster of a match!! It goes without saying that Maria needs to cut down on her double-faults and have a plan B when the shriek & bash game plan does not work. Congrats to Ana, even though she tried her best to give Maria this match. I'm glad that she over-came her "illness" and finally held serve in the third set.

I have to officially call this one the "Blood Pressure Match".
:snigger

Maria continued to insinuate. Was she really bothered by that brief stop in the second set?

It was actually the beginning of the 3rd set, Ana held serve the first game, she was ahead 1-0 and Maria was serving at 15-15

I have the finals thread/Poll ready.
http://www.tennisfrontier.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2835

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

I can understand why Maria would be upset as it was in the midst of her serving game.

 

[Calvy]

I believe Ana is that tougher match for Serena anyway.

 

[Moxie]

I can understand why Maria would be upset as it was in the midst of her serving game.

Yes, but Ana was still leading, and Maria won that game, anyway, right? If it had come later, it might have looked dicier.