WTA Madrid 2014 Final: Halep vs. Sharapova

[kskate2]

hello all. thanks for joining us today

 

[Front242]

Yummy. Bread for lunch.

 

[kskate2]

Broken again. Maria served with a Parmesan breadstick. 6-1 to Halep

 

[kskate2]

How much you want to bet Maria's coach is back out there giving her more advice?

 

[Front242]

Smear that cheese all over her grouchy face.

 

[Front242]

How much you want to bet Maria's coach is back out there giving her more advice?

Embarrassing the ladies do this but of course the coach will be there, yup.

 

[kskate2]

Now. I expect Maria to make a match out of this, but she needs to pick it up quickly.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Simona's bhand is working a treat and she is striking the ball well
Hopefully this will continue in the 2nd set.
I expect Maria to finally wake up.

 

[kskate2]

Finally Maria shows signs of life. Gets the break in the 2nd

 

[tented]

Smear that cheese all over her grouchy face.

This will teach me never again to read a thread backwards. :lolz:

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Stats for the 1st set Won by Halep 6-1

Halep winners 3 ufe 5

Sharapova winners 4 ufe 15

 

[kskate2]

huge hold for Maria 2-0

 

[kskate2]

dangerous time for Halep. She has to go back to the strategy of moving Maria around the court or this could get away from her

 

[kskate2]

Stats for the 1st set Won by Halep 6-1

Halep winners 3 ufe 5

Sharapova winners 4 ufe 15

But yesterday, the result was the opposite. Petra had 30 UE's and still won the first set. That tells me Simona learned from her mistakes yesterday. I bet her BP conversion rate is better today.

 

[tented]

dangerous time for Halep. She has to go back to the strategy of moving Maria around the court or this could get away from her

Yep. Maria's starting to gain confidence -- a dangerous development for Halep.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Stats for the 1st set Won by Halep 6-1

Halep winners 3 ufe 5

Sharapova winners 4 ufe 15

But yesterday, the result was the opposite. Petra had 30 UE's and still won the first set. That tells me Simona learned from her mistakes yesterday. I bet her BP conversion rate is better today.

I didnt check her BP conversion rate...I will check it now.

 

[kskate2]

too many short balls down the middle of the court. Simona has to get Maria moving and use depth in order to gain control of the rally since she can't match Maria's firepower

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Simona 3 for 9 breaks conversion rate of 33%

 

[tented]

And before Kiu shows up to admonish me for being forced to use a sub-kskate2 quality crystal ball, I did predict Maria in three, even though I am rooting for Simona.

 

[kskate2]

It was worse yesterday. She had several BPs in the 1st set and only converted one.