Roland Garros Day 3: Tuesday, May 27 - Order of Play

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just switched over to Li Na v Mladenovic match
Mladenovic won the 1st set 75
Li is leading 4-1 in the 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Li Na won the 2nd set 63
1 set all
Going into a 3rd set decider.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Li d/faults,also she had 2 ufe on her fhand

Christana has 3 BPs

Christana breaks as Li fhand found the net

Christana leads 3-1,3rd set

 

[Hoergren]

Are we close to a sensation right now? Mladenovich - Li 75 36 31 and Mla serving ? Li is NOT playing well or is not allowed to and it's rather cold 14 centigrades. We'll see spectators are excited

41
51 and Mla serving for the match!
3 mp!
61 Li is out!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Christana consolidates her break and leads 4-1..3rd set
Li Na's fhand has really let her down in this match

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Christana's bhand down the line has been her signature shot so far in this match today

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Christana with another BP good ROS

Another Fhand error from Li

Christana breaks and will serve for the match 5-1

 

[Moxie]

Oh, Na….

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The No 2 seed Li Na defeated by Mladenovic 75 36 61

Congratulations Christana you played a very aggressive game today and really took it to Li Na

Well Played Match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Li Na was too tentative today and her fhand really let her down today

 

[tented]

Lesson of the Day: Don't win the Australian Open.

Li Na and Wawrinka both out in the first round.

 

[Moxie]

Lesson of the Day: Don't win the Australian Open.

Li Na and Wawrinka both out in the first round.

Apparently the first time that's ever happened? (Both AO winners out in the 1st round of the FO.)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

^ I not really surprised with this loss from Li Na....after watching her in Rome where she lost a match she should have won...committing over 50 ufe...I kind of rest my case.
( thank goodness I didnt pick her in my bracket to make it to the q/finals).

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The next match coming up I am interested to watch is Stephens v Peng

 

[tented]

The next match coming up I am interested to watch is Stephens v Peng

Yep, this should be good.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

I see Li Blah showed up to this match. I am looking at Ivanovic, Jankovic, Kvitova, Errani and Halep to step it up now.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Why does Sloane like dressing up like a Easter Egg....sorry I could not resist...

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sloane was broken when serving for the match by Peng with a bhand volley winner leading 6-5

T/break to commence in the 2nd set

Sloane won the 1st set 64

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Stephens d Peng 64 76 (10-8) a close contested tie breaker in the 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I think the expectation of Garcia doing well in this match against Ivanovic was too much for her.

Ivanovic has completely out played her today.Good learning curve for Garcia today.

Ivanovic d Garcia 61 63

 

[Hoergren]

Sort of expected Carolines exit today so no surprise there. Her gameplay was not on top and of course that influenced too. SO ready for another type of court the grass court. She didn't seem to have any problems with her knee so I expect her to take part in the grass tournaments. She earned 10 points because she played and had got a zero if she had withdrawn - 10 points is 10 points. Now I'll follow some other players like Aga and Genie.