This is really disappointing as this tournament was a great chance for Daniela to go on a run but it wasn't to be. What's worse is that Daniela lost this match through her own errors rather than anything spectacular from Diyas. This would have been a little easier to take if Diyas hadn't been thrashed in her next match by Riske. Daniela's second serve was a big weakness again as she only won 27% (6/22) and she got broken 5/10 times. Just like against Hogenkamp Daniela couldn't convert Bps as she only won 2/10. She has to do better on her second serve to beat anyone decent and she has to take BPs.

I don't know if this match being on an outside court was a factor because in both tournaments this year Daniela's had a straight sets win on Centre Court in the first round and then she's lost the second round match on the second court. I wonder about her motivation here playing on an outside court, having to play two matches in one day and with he Australian Open coming up. Both of Daniela's losses this year are similar as she had a terrible second serve only winning about a quarter of them and lost the last set 6-1. Her second serve has to be better and she has to win more of her Bps as she was only 4/22 this tournament.



There was no sign of the knee injury that plagued her last year, her worst season in 10 years.

After a fascinating baseline battle in the opening set, Hantuchova was unable to deal with the power of the Diyas serve and forehand in the second.

Hantuchova said afterwards that despite the defeat, she’s determined to have a good 2015. “I just want to give my best every day and see where that takes me,” she said.



Thanks for the livescores and report, eddy.

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After a fascinating baseline battle in the opening set, Hantuchova was unable to deal with the power of the Diyas serve and forehand in the second.
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That's scary, because nothing's changed. All last year, Daniela lost to nearly everyone who serves hard and plays a power game. It's looking like she beat Errani because no matter what she might be on, her serve is famously mush. And in that match, as glorious as the highlights were, they showed Dani hitting 100 mph on just one serve, everything else in the 90's. This is extremely worrisome.