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Post by Graveller » Oct Thu 19, 2017 4:57 am

Sasnovich made it easy for Dari: starting with a DF and then a load of UE's (well, Daria playing a bit less cramped), andKasatkina break on love (and takes the first set 6-4.... well, it should have been a bagel or a breadstick tbh).#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#Match still not in the pocket: she needs to lose the tightness here...#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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Post by Graveller » Oct Thu 19, 2017 5:02 am

Sasnovich starts with a break... despite winning the first set, I see dark clouds here for Daria... The difference between the first 5-6 games and what came after that is huge... #ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#She needs to find that positive agressiveness again. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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Post by Graveller » Oct Thu 19, 2017 5:11 am

Re-break 1-1, and now 2-1 for Kasatkina.

I hate to say it, but Daria is pushing in these last games: returning the ball without making life hard for the opponent... and on top of that, making UE's while doing so.

Daria was 0-30 up in the second game, but her push-game+UE's gave Sasnovich 40-30... and then the latter make three UE's herself...

Match started so well, and now became an error-fest. Positive aggression became negative passiveness in the bling of an eye
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Post by Ace2Ace » Oct Thu 19, 2017 6:18 pm

Moscow inching towards and all-Russian final.

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Post by Graveller » Oct Fri 20, 2017 7:12 am

Promising start of her SF: Begu serves, 4 points, al went to Daria. first break of the day.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#Edit: easy hold for 2-0... that FH is doing serious damage: hitting winners from everywhere. And that shot has gained some significant acceleration.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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Post by Graveller » Oct Fri 20, 2017 7:36 am

Rebreak, followed by break... but Daria needed 5 or 6 BPs to get back into the lead...

*3-2 Daria...
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Post by Graveller » Oct Fri 20, 2017 7:57 am

First set in the bag 6-2.

Closing in on her second Premier Final, and three sets away from top20 and Zhuhai :-)
(still a long way to go)
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Post by Graveller » Oct Fri 20, 2017 8:01 am

And just like in Set1, Daria starts the second set by breaking her opponent on love...

So far, Begu only managed to hold serve once... (20% success rate)
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Post by Graveller » Oct Fri 20, 2017 8:56 am

And the final has been reached!! Well done, Daria :-)#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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Re:Moscow Draw and Results

Post by RU90 » Oct Sat 21, 2017 10:44 am

Well-done, Julia Goerges

Wins her first title after a six-year drought and does it in style, routing Kasatkina in the Moscow final. :) She'll also return to the top 20, becomes the #1 German, and has qualified for Zhuhai.

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