Samantha Stosur bows out in straight sets in the third round of the Rogers Cup – Tennis News
World number five, Samantha Stosur, lost in the an epic two-setter that was inched away by the 23rd ranked Czech starlet, Lucie Safarova, with final scores of 7-6(9), 7-6(5). It was a world class match between the two
athletes that entertained the spectators at Montreal during the third round battle of the Rogers Cup tournament.
Stosur commented about the match proceedings in the following fashion, “She kept pressing in the first set - as the tie-break went on it could have gone either way, but it didn't go my way. Again I was up an early break in that
second set and let it slip away again. It was just one of those matches where there were a couple points where your opponent steps up and you don't. Then you lose six and six."
She further added, “I know what I'm ranked and whatever else, and the more matches you win the better off you're going to be. I've just got to control the matches I win, and hopefully not lose too many."
A battle of 2 hours and 10 minutes witnessed emphatic back and forth points for both candidates. Safarova rounded off the match with 11 aces compared to seven of her rival and bagged 101 points in total. Stosur fell short with
just 13 points in the end but it there was nothing at all to spare between the two athletes who fought their heart out at the hard courts of Canada.
The proximity of their play can be understood by the fact that both players converted three breakpoints in their favour with Stosur leading the total number of allotted breakpoints with 8:7. It was a terrific close match-up that
featured everything from blistering forehand winners to delicate drop shots from both ends.
The head-to-head scores tell a surprising story as the 25-year-old Czech leads it by 4-2. However, she lost in the previous two battles including the second round defeat at the Dubai Duty Free Championships in Dubai, earlier this
season.
Safarova will play the winner of the clash between Roberta Vinci and Angelique Kerber whilst Stosur will heads on to the tournament in Cincinatti.
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