That was a bit tense. It's a shame the match couldn't have continued for a bit as Daniela would have had all the momentum and would surely have gone on to build up a big lead at the very least. Still, you've got to favour Daniela to finish the job tomorrow as King can't possibly play as well as she did for the first set and a half. You've got to give King credit as she played very well, she was taking the ball early and taking time away from Daniela and she hit some amazing shots, especially her backhand down the line, and a lot of them were no fucking way shots as I said "no fucking way" when King made them because I couldn't believe that she did. You do feel that King was in the zone and playing about as well as she can. If King could play like that more often she'd be ranked an awful lot higher. Sam Smith, who was commentating, said it was easily King's best match of the year and one of the best of her career.
Daniela will have evaluated King's game and tactics, so she'll have answers to King's game and I don't think that King can play as well as she did for the first set and a half here when everything was going right for her and she wasn't missing. Daniela should be able to play with more variety and not let King settle into any rhythm, if she does that, she'll be able to impose herself upon King and take control of the match. At the same time, King won the first set here and in Monterey so over one set anything could happen but you've got to favour Daniela. Daniela's got to start well and put the pressure on King right away and make sure that King doesn't get any rhythm. As long as Daniela plays well, she should win this tomorrow.
Well, King was sometimes a bit lucky during those no fucking way shots
But thats tennis...Daniela must fight tomorrow, not to let King lead and play her game again...
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so great!