Galina Voskoboeva shoots down Monica Niculescu in the 2nd round – Baku Cup 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 saw the start of the second round of the Baku Cup 2011. The two players meeting for the first time were Galina Voskoboeva and Monica Niculescu. The match was a close tie between both the players however,
Galina won the match 7-6(2), 6-2 at the Baku Tennis Academy, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Galina won the toss; serving first hit an ace and struck only one double fault while her opponent (Monica) was not able to serve an ace and her accuracy faltered, striking two line faults. Even though Galina had only managed to
win an above average fifty four percent of her first serve opening the set, she was able to gain a competitive edge because of her winning the three break point advantages at which the spectators cheered for their home girl (Galina). The match was a close
tie and she won the match with a total of five more set points than her rivals (Monica). Playing at home not only boosted her performance but took her all the way right until she won the tiebreaker at which the crowd did a Mexican wave and hence won the set
1-0.
During the second set; Monica performed relatively poorer than her first set and this time she was all over the place trying to keep a control on the game but was unsuccessful. The Romanian struck one line fault and gave three
break point chances to her opponent along with winning only one break point she lost the set. While her opponent saw a comprehensive victory because of her agility and quick speed she was able to back lash everything that came her way. Her defence did not
give way, standing firm like a tower she gave only one break point advantage to her opponent and won seventy five percent of her break points. Hence, winning the set and taking a lead of 2-0.
When all was said and done the score board read as; Galina’s statistics, she had smashed two aces, struck only two line faults and because of her style and technique, had an above average serve with an excellent return game. Additionally,
her defence was as strong as an ox and did not let her opponent outmanoeuvred her.
The world number 162, Galina, outran her opponent in both the sets and to a great degree she was dominant across the courts. The Kazakh will now be facing Elena Bovina or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova either of the two Russians.
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