10-10-2021, 09:35 PM
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#5281
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Pavlyuchenkova is hitting some amazing groundstrokes so far. Leylah hanging with her and making her run... very even.
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10-10-2021, 09:47 PM
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#5282
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Brutal. Made some good, gutsy shots to stave off the break for a while, but just completely lost her ability to hit a first serve in that one. Which to be fair has been her biggest weakness so far.
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10-10-2021, 10:06 PM
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#5283
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Voted for Kodos
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What a point to get back on serve
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10-10-2021, 10:08 PM
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#5284
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Voted for Kodos
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And then broken for a third time…
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10-10-2021, 10:10 PM
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#5285
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Franchise Player
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This is a lot like the Sabalenka match except Pavlyuchenkova is showing absolutely no signs of cracking mentally or even really sagging at all.
This is the thing: Leylah's game is quite beatable if you have the power, but you have to hit your shots. That's what she's doing.
Anyway I don't think you can lose 3 service games against someone playing this well and still win the set but we'll see I guess.
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10-10-2021, 10:34 PM
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#5286
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Huuuge break there.
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10-10-2021, 10:37 PM
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Clearly something wrong with Leylah's right foot.
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10-10-2021, 10:45 PM
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#5288
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A pair of extremely impressive serves to get out of trouble there.
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10-10-2021, 10:57 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Serving for the second set.
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10-10-2021, 11:03 PM
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#5290
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Franchise Player
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I continue to marvel at her poise and mental fortitude. Most players would have folded in that spot, down a set & a break to a top 10 player.
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10-10-2021, 11:03 PM
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#5291
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Marshmallow Maiden
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary
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Let’s go!
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10-10-2021, 11:04 PM
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#5292
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Franchise Player
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Now to see if the Ruskie crumbles.
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10-10-2021, 11:12 PM
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#5293
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Voted for Kodos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mathgod
I continue to marvel at her poise and mental fortitude. Most players would have folded in that spot, down a set & a break to a top 10 player.
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Going down 2-0 in the second, having been broken 4 straight times, then winning 6 out of the next 7 games.
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10-10-2021, 11:19 PM
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#5294
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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First set was looking so ugly I tuned out and did other things. In bed ready to sleep and I see it's in the third. The kid never quits.
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10-10-2021, 11:24 PM
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#5295
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It's been particularly impressive because it's not like she's had the chance to take advantage of any lengthy drop in quality from her opponent. The Russian has looked a bit frustrated the last couple of games but it hasn't translated into any rough stretches for her yet, so effectively Leylah is just hanging in with a player who is totally outhitting her for over 2 hours. Very gutsy.
She has made a few more errors into the net in this set though, hope that cleans up.
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10-10-2021, 11:26 PM
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#5296
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Break!
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10-10-2021, 11:27 PM
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#5297
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
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I swear I saw Pavlyuchenkova working checkout at Walmart yesterday
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10-10-2021, 11:33 PM
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#5298
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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So, Leylah needs to work on her 2nd serve and Anastasia needs to work on her overhead smash.
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10-10-2021, 11:35 PM
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#5299
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If she doesn't break here though it could be a real problem.
EDIT: There it is. That could be an issue. Absolutely needs a solid service game here. That game was it - first 0-30 and then a couple of other big opportunities that she just gave back. Very uncharacteristic and gives the opponent life when she was about to give up and go home.
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Last edited by CorsiHockeyLeague; 10-10-2021 at 11:38 PM.
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10-10-2021, 11:42 PM
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#5300
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Massive hold from 15-40 down.
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