Tennis: Maria Sharapova v Alberta Brianti

Well it's a no contest on the catwalk but is it so on the court? The odds suggest it will be but I am laying Sharapova at 1.07 here. Not massively as only 4k matched on market!! LOL

Maria will serve 1st so come on the early break!!

WOW just got matched for more at 1.05 when deuce in 1st game!
BP and still 1.05???? Deuce and 1.04??? WTF is going on??? GP now 1.05 lol!! Deuce c'mon Alberta let's punish this market!!! ... GP ... damn a hold.

Hope there for Brianti, her biggest worry will be holding her own serve though!

1*-1 Relatively easy hold there from Brianti.. now for a break???
2-1* Hold to 30 for Maria. Not looking like a 1.05 shot out there just yet. I'll hold my lay for now. Ideally I want her to drift then I can green for some to bring my 2011 balance back towards the green!

Well I guess the difference really showing here one shot with a bit too much pace for Brianti to handle and her confidence goes... it's followed by a double shot a missed winner and a break to love!

3*-1 Shame really as Brianti looked like she could give her a bit of trouble. Amazing the mental effect 1 shot can have on a lower ranked player she's not won a point since now 4-1*

5*-1 now and only won 1 point since her confidence went!

Maybe not over just yet... BP!!! Yesss!! LOL there's a break back!

5-2* C'mon lets have a Maria melt down please :-)

Maybe not Alberta gone from 30-0 to SP Sharapova! ... Saved ... SP#2 ... Set Sharapova. 6-2

Sharapova serving 1st ... 0-15 ... 0-30 ... ooooh that drop would have won the point if it had just been over the net!! .. 15-30 ... 30-30 losing confidence again! ... 40-30 No need for that she has the match of Sharapova in these rallies if she was to relax. Hold for 1-0*

1*-1 saved a BP there let's hope it gives her some momentum :-)

0-15 c'mon!! 15-15 ... DF for 15-30 ... 30-30 ... 40-30 looked long to me :-( ... Deuce ... Great serve GP ... Deuce ... GP#3 ... Great point for Deuce ... GP#4 ... Holds for 2-1*

3*-1 As often happens a hard fought but unseccussful return game is followed by a break. Game over probably and £17 thrown away but hey nothing ventured and all that! :-)


Hang about, 0-30! ... 15-30 ... 15-40 ... 30-40 Take It! ... ah too good, Deuce! ... GP ... and an ace wraps it up for 4-1*.

Followed closely by another break for 5*-1
2 MP's saved for Deuce ... BP!!! ... Break!!! 5-2* Why couldn't she have done that earlier?

0-15... 0-30 that's the points that have let her down. Put away at the net put into the net... 0-40 ... 15-40 ... 30-40 lol lucky net chord ... Deuce M-O-M-E-N-T-U-M lol ... MP#6 maybe not! ... Deuce ... GP ... Deuce ... well played GP ... Holds Hahahaha

5*-3 Will Maria bottle it? :-) 0-15! ... 15-15 ... 30-15 ... 40-15 MP#7 ... will she be in 7th heaven? Yes she will.

GSM

Maria Sharapova Wins 6-2 6-3
Loss: £17.00