WTA Brisbane 2015: Count-down begins!

[MargaretMcAleer]

BP for Maria,Ana played a cross court bhand,Maria volleyed it away

Another BP for Maria,Maria fhand return winner down the line

Maria nets drop shot..deuce

Ana with 2 good serves hold serve

Ana 1-0 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Maria with 2 BPs

Ana with a Ace

Ana 30-40

Ana directs bhand to Maria's bhand wing and gets the error,Maria return wide

Deuce

Ana netted Bhand return

Maria BP,Maria netted bhand

Deuce

Maria fhand winner..Maria with BP

Ana with a good 1st serve deuce

Ana with a Ace her add

Ana fhand netted..deuce

Maria with BP fhand winner

Ana d/faults and Maria breaks

Maria 2-1

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Maria consolidates her break and leads 3-1 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BP for Maria,bhand winner
Deuce,Maria Bhand return netted
Ana with a Ace,her 7th Ace
Ad to Ana,fhand winner

Maria 3-2 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ana's coach on in the break,I cant understand a word he is saying sad to say

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Renae Stubbs commentator on this match with Todd Woodbridge said the only thing she got from Ana's coach in the break was 'a lot of legs and serve?'

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Maria holds,after being down love 30
Maria leads 4-2
BP for Maria,bhand winner
Ana with another Ace,6 in this set,9th overall..deuce
Add to Ana,drive volley
Ana with good 1st serve holds serve
Maria 4-3 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ivanovic has asked for the WTA trainer a couple of games ago,the WTA has gone off the court again,Ana was in discussion with the umpire.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Maria with a Ace,her 8th Ace,to match her 8 d.faults soo far in this match

Maria leads 5-3 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

SP for Maria as Ana d/faults

Sharapova 2nd set 63 as Ana bhand netted

We are going the distance in the final

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ana taking a bathroom break? or maybe getting treatment off court,as she did ask for the WTA trainer late in the 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ana did take a MTO,got treatment off court,did complain yesterday about being sore

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BP for Maria,Bhand winner,Maria looking really sharp now
Maria breaks bhand winner
Maria leads 2-0 3rd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Maria with a love service game consolidates her break and leads 3-0 3rd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ana gets on the board in the 3rd set

Maria leads 3-1

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ana with 3 BPS,Maria with loose fhands

Great fhand down the line passing shot from Ana,Ana showing great defense in that rally,making Maria hit soo many balls back..

Maria with her 10th Ace for the match,Ana with 1 BP left

Ana breaks as Maria fhand netted

Back on serve in the 3rd set

Maria 3-2,3rd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Maria with a fhand passing shot down the line,her fhand at times has been hit and miss all match

Maria with 2 BPs,bhand winner

Net cord favours Maria,as Ana's bhand clips the net and goes wide

Maria breaks and will serve 4-2

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ana with a BP as Maria d/faults

Maria with a Bhand winner,deuce

Ana with a fhand down the line passing shot earns her another BP

Ana breaks with a good volley,Maria's fhand return wide

We are back on serve again in this match

Maria 4-3 3rd set

Pendulum swing again in this match,I feel the player that can find their serve consistently in this match,might just win this match.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Love the way Ana is competing in this match,she is not going away

Her ball toss though is going wayward.

BP for Maria,bhand winner,Ana's return long

Good 1st serve from Ana,back to deuce,good body serve

BP for Maria,fhand winner

Deuce,Maria fhand long

BP for Maria,Ana bhand wide

Maria breaks as Ana's return netted

Maria will now serve for the match 5-3

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

2 MPs for Maria

Ana saves one with bhand winner

1 MP for Maria 40-30

Clutch bhand down the line winner from Ana..deuce

Good 1st serve from Maria 3rd Championship point

Sharapova d Ivanovic 67 (4) 63 63 to win her first Brisbane International title and her 34th career title win.