Istanbul 2013 Round Robin: Serena vs. Petra

[toshiroh]

Petra finally strings together decent matches and the hype train rolls right on in. Now, suddenly, she can beat the queen. I doubt it, Serena 6/4 6/3

 

[Calvy]

Exactly! U'd think it was Petra who has won 10 tournies this year including 2 slams. And fact is, loss by Serena today changes nothing in the outlook of the tourney, she us still OVERWHELMING favorite.

I think a loss, if it were to happen, would just make her more dangerous and intent on getting that championship.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

If I don't hype a Serena/Petra match in the YEC, what's left?

It got you talking!

 

[Calvy]

Sorry, for a Serena match, ur attempt at hype is not necessary, this is after all Serena we're talking about.

 

[rugged]

I took Petra in 3, she may do it in 2
No one beats Petra 5 times in a row!

I didn't know "no one" was Serena's middle name:laydownlaughing

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

:velo:
Hype is about to begin!

I am all hyped-up!!

 

[tenisplayrla08]

OMG this is going to be so good. Kvitova is playing well. Serena looks like she isn't playing badly. But Kvitova looks like she can really hurt Serena right now.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

But Serena returns so well. Kvitova is going to be competitive on Serena's serve, but she'll have to get her first serve in and hit it well if she wants to hold. Serena is up 2-0.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Or maybe Kvitova won't be competitive on the return. Serena holds to love in 2 minutes. Never had to rally. Kvitova missed the return every time. Clearly reeling from just being broken to 15 after having multiple break points on Serena's first game. Serena weathered that storm and returned well in Kvitova's first service game and Kvitova seems to just have went, "oh crap." Or maybe, well, this may not go as well as I thought. Hopefully she still gives it everything she's got.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Kvitova is on the board. Still down 1-3 though. Serena to serve.

 

[tossip]

well...so far Petra has retreated.Croft should stop commentating on Serena s matches because she has nothing good to say about the Americana..

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Serena ate her Wheaties today because she is playing like she has somewhere to be. Serena says, "I ain't got time for dat!"

 

[tossip]

Croft should know better that you dont win matches just by serve alone...her feelings towards Serena are very obvious.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

I see Serena saved the aces for today! Good thing!

 

[tossip]

Rena is on F.I.R.E....

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Serena just putting on a serving clinic now. She struggled in that first game of the match because she was missing her first serve. She made some good strong first serves and won those points but also missed some first serves and Kvitova crushed them. Now she's not missing the first serve and she's not even taking anything off the first serve. She's just serving aces and unreturnables. Not giving Kvitova any chance to thump the return. Kvitova now must serve to stay in the set.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Well, hopefully Kvitova regroups for set 2 and makes it somewhat competitive, but Serena looks like she is on a mission period to win this Championship.

 

[tossip]

Serena ate her Wheaties today because she is playing like she has somewhere to be. Serena says, "I ain't got time for dat!"

...:lolz:..6-2 first set...I think Serena sees pova and Davenport in Petra...:snigger

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Ouch. Kvitova double faulted down 0-40 to give Serena the set. She got down love-40 by going for too much on her second shot on two of the points. She got her second shot in play on the first point of the game, but Serena crushed it with a cross court backhand well out of Kvitova's reach. Serena is just playing demoralizing tennis right now. She's returning so well. She appears to be getting even lower than normal on the return and is just getting on to the serve so quick.

 

[Calvy]

Doesn't by virtue of winning a set, Serena is guaranteed semi berth?