Live French Open - Keothavong v Safina
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By Piers Newbery
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Keothavong * 0-6 0-1 Safina
The court has been swept, the sun is peeping out and the kettle is on. A fresh start all round. Except for Keothavong, who drops her seventh straight game as Safina powers through a love hold. The Russian gets a net cord on the last point.
The court has been swept, the sun is peeping out and the kettle is on. A fresh start all round. Except for Keothavong, who drops her seventh straight game as Safina powers through a love hold. The Russian gets a net cord on the last point.
FIRST SET:
Keothavong 0-6 * Safina
At 15-15, Safina steps in on a second serve and absolutely crunches it down the line for a winner. She then climbs all over the next point to earn two set points, and takes it with a blistering forehand down the line. A great set from Safina and not a bad one from Keothavong. Honestly.
At 15-15, Safina steps in on a second serve and absolutely crunches it down the line for a winner. She then climbs all over the next point to earn two set points, and takes it with a blistering forehand down the line. A great set from Safina and not a bad one from Keothavong. Honestly.
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Neil from sunny Bury via text on 81111
Keothavong * 0-5 Safina
Another game, another 30-30, another big, big winner from Safina. She gets so much bite on the forehand it pretty much bounces over Keothavong. Still, the Briton gets to deuce before Safina takes the game with a backhand arrowed down the line.
Another game, another 30-30, another big, big winner from Safina. She gets so much bite on the forehand it pretty much bounces over Keothavong. Still, the Briton gets to deuce before Safina takes the game with a backhand arrowed down the line.
Keothavong 0-4 * Safina
Keothavong is battling hard, punching away a forehand volley followed by a winner for 30-15, but a double-fault moments later sees her at 30-40 and break-point down. Again the Briton is well and truly in the rally but falters first under the weight of Safina's shots, and the Russian has a double-break.
Keothavong is battling hard, punching away a forehand volley followed by a winner for 30-15, but a double-fault moments later sees her at 30-40 and break-point down. Again the Briton is well and truly in the rally but falters first under the weight of Safina's shots, and the Russian has a double-break.
1026: "I'd like to answer the comment that I just read about Safina being a Safin and that now Keothavong has a serious forehand, so there might be a chance.... Answer: Yeah! why not?? I could have a chance to beat Nadal if I step on court and the guy has an injury!!"
From therealsatyricon on 606
From therealsatyricon on 606
Keothavong * 0-3 Safina
A double-fault and a woeful forehand see Safina slip behind at 15-30 and it appears to be a bit windy out there today. "Swirling," as one of my colleagues describes it. Keothavong is doing all the running but Safina nets a backhand to earn a break point. Safina steps up at the key moment with a huge backhand winner. "That's heavy," says John Lloyd on the Red Button.
Keothavong responds with a rasping off-forehand winner for break point number two, but Safina comes up with an even better cross-court backhand. Keothavong earns the first cheer of the day when she chases down a drop shot and steers a forehand down the line, but Safina comes through a tough game.
A double-fault and a woeful forehand see Safina slip behind at 15-30 and it appears to be a bit windy out there today. "Swirling," as one of my colleagues describes it. Keothavong is doing all the running but Safina nets a backhand to earn a break point. Safina steps up at the key moment with a huge backhand winner. "That's heavy," says John Lloyd on the Red Button.
Keothavong responds with a rasping off-forehand winner for break point number two, but Safina comes up with an even better cross-court backhand. Keothavong earns the first cheer of the day when she chases down a drop shot and steers a forehand down the line, but Safina comes through a tough game.
Keothavong 0-2 * Safina
Oh dear. The Safina power has the edge in the early exchanges, catching Keothavong flat-footed behind the baseline, and the Briton then double-faults to slip to 15-40. Safina converts her second break point when Keothavong nets a forehand and the crowd go wild. That last bit isn't true.
Oh dear. The Safina power has the edge in the early exchanges, catching Keothavong flat-footed behind the baseline, and the Briton then double-faults to slip to 15-40. Safina converts her second break point when Keothavong nets a forehand and the crowd go wild. That last bit isn't true.
Keothavong * 0-1 Safina
It's an encouraging start from a British point of view as Safina makes an error followed by a double-fault, but Keothavong cannot capitalise, swinging a forehand wide after being pegged back to 30-30 and taking the game.
* denotes next to serve
It's an encouraging start from a British point of view as Safina makes an error followed by a double-fault, but Keothavong cannot capitalise, swinging a forehand wide after being pegged back to 30-30 and taking the game.
* denotes next to serve
1010: "This year Safina has made $1.8m - three times Keothavong's career earnings. That puts into perspective how much of an underdog the British number one is, but it's a first-round encounter so anything can happen."
Sam Smith on the Red Button
Sam Smith on the Red Button
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0955: Good morning and welcome, we are in for a cracker. Anne Keothavong is rewarded for her excellent efforts over the last year with a first-round match against world number one and tournament favourite Dinara Safina on Court Philippe Chatrier in a few minutes' time. After that we have her fellow Britons Mel South and Katie O'Brien, as well as Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova.... I would not be surprised to see Bjorn Borg taking on Sir Cliff Richard on an outside court, it's such a star-studded day. We laugh in the face of your 'Bank Holiday'.
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