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Old 09-05-2019, 07:52 PM   #4201
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Definitely. She's cutting them very close though, it's nervewracking. Basically every first serve that went in in that game was on the line.

Dumb challenge.

... And a dumber challenge.
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Old 09-05-2019, 07:54 PM   #4202
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"I think that is a good challenge by Bencic"

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Old 09-05-2019, 08:02 PM   #4203
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Bencic's challenge game is weak.
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Old 09-05-2019, 08:08 PM   #4204
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Keep going to the Bencic forehand Bianca, that backhand is deadly.
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The thing she shouldn't be doing this well is getting serves in. A 75%+ first serve percentage isn't remotely reasonable.
I mean, entirely patting myself on the back here, but remember when I said this? Bencic got exactly 0 first serves in in that tiebreak.
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woo, things got a little tense in that tie-breaker, but one set to the good for Bianca.
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Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bencic was pretty robotic until that tiebreak.
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Old 09-05-2019, 08:09 PM   #4208
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Nice!!! Go Bianca let’s put this second set away quickly!
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I mean, entirely patting myself on the back here, but remember when I said this? Bencic got exactly 0 first serves in in that tiebreak.
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Bianca is gritty AF.
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Old 09-05-2019, 08:10 PM   #4212
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I mean, entirely patting myself on the back here, but remember when I said this? Bencic got exactly 0 first serves in in that tiebreak.
Yeah that first set was basically Bencic's serve vs. Bianca's forehand........and it was even until the tiebreak. Good time for Bencic to falter.
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Yeah that first set was basically Bencic's serve vs. Bianca's forehand........and it was even until the tiebreak. Good time for Bencic to falter.
The issue is Bianca is losing so many 2nd serve points that she might as well be double faulting... her first serve percentage is buoying her but it's higher than it has any right to be as well. If that first serve returns to its usual reliability, then Bencic gets right back in this.
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Old 09-05-2019, 08:15 PM   #4214
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Damn. Break the wrong way. Get it back Bianca.
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Old 09-05-2019, 08:19 PM   #4215
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So, Bencic up 2-0 here as Bianca took a bit of a break in that first service game, but the good news is that Bencic just played that full service game without hitting a single first serve. She's coming back to Earth in that regard. That could create some opportunities for Bianca going forward. Downside is, she completely failed to capitalize.
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Old 09-05-2019, 08:19 PM   #4216
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Well Bianca is gonna have to finally challenge Bencic serve and get a break to get back in the 2nd set.
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Old 09-05-2019, 08:26 PM   #4217
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That backhand slice really isn't working, she needs to stop it. Worked okay against Mertens and really well against Townsend, not working here at all. She's also gotten a little down with the loose, disappointed body language she had last night returning. The problem is that her first serve percentage has dropped off almost as much as Bencic's.
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Old 09-05-2019, 08:27 PM   #4218
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Looked like she might have gone down 3-0, hopefully keeping it at 2-1 gives her a bit of a shot in the arm.
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Old 09-05-2019, 08:29 PM   #4219
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Well, if that left knee is a little wonky, it sure didn't bother her on that great dig.
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Old 09-05-2019, 08:38 PM   #4220
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Guess we're going to a 3rd set.
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