[溫網]Myskina Sees Off Nakamura
Match Reports
Myskina Sees Off Nakamura
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Anastasia Myskina's 6-4, 6-3 victory over Aiko Nakamura of Japan
might have all the signs of a routine victory. It wasn't. Thanks
to Nakamura and her resistance the ninth seeded Myskina was under
pressure for most of the way as she ground out her win in one hour
and 30 minutes on Court 13 and earn a place in the last 32 of the
women's singles.
They had never played before and perhaps Muskina was caught on the
back foot by the determination of the 21-year-old Nakamura to make
her mark against the more experienced Russian, a French Open champion
in 2004.
Myskina must have believed she was going to run through the match
when she was 5-1 up in the first set but the next four games told
her that she was in one of the more demanding matches which Wimbledon
might throw at her.
Nakamura was clearly determined to make the most of her debut at
Wimbledon. She saved three set points at 5-1, two more at 5-2 and
six more at 5-4 before Myskina finally gained a one set lead with
a backhand winner down the line hit low, hard and accurately.
Myskina had revealed the tension she was feeling by complaining to
the umpire about some of the close line calls. However, the more she
complained, the more the crowd slow handclapped her.
Nakamura had no shortage of ambition. She tried to push Myskina deeper
and wider as the rallies grew longer. She started her attack in the
second set by holding serve, but Myskina has been around long enough -
this is her sixth appearance at Wimbledon - to know that the storm
might subside if she raised the stakes. She broke for a lead of 2-1
and in her next two service games survived five break points.
If Nakamura was downhearted by this it did not show in her attitude.
But the scoreboard told a different story in the later stages, with
Nakamura losing her final two service games.
On the first match point Myskina drilled a perfect backhand service
return winner down the line to win. It was as good a shot as that
which ended the first set. But this one was for the match. Maybe the
memory of that will serve as suitable inspiration when she tries to
reach the fourth round for only the second time.
Written by Barry Newcombe
http://0rz.net/4a0sj
--
※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc)
◆ From: 218.160.182.95
ALL-RUSSIANS 近期熱門文章
PTT體育區 即時熱門文章