Danish Open 2000

Ladies' Singles - final

  ZHOU Mi, CHN
  - Camilla MARTIN, DEN                   1-11, 11-6, 11-7

This file records the the decisions in this game, and sometimes also notes about the last play. Note that the call is først, and the notes after that describes what happened just before the call. It was written in electronic shorthand during the game, expanded and edited several hours later. It could, however have been published live on the internet, if broadcast rights could have been obtained.

1. game

Starts at 14:01 
Zhou Mi serves
Serve Over:
Serve Over: Camilla Martin return hits upper net
Zhou Mi  1-0: long rally, ends just inside backline
Serve Over: Shorter, Zhou Mi into net
Camilla Martin  1-1 
Camilla Martin  2-1 
Serve Over: High fliers, out at backline
Serve Over: The same - this time not out
Camilla Martin  3-1: 
Camilla Martin  4-1: Long return from Zhou Mi flat below net
Camilla Martin  5-1: Zhou Mi outplays C, but returns a little too long
Serve Over: Camilla lands on her backside
Serve Over: long rally all over
Serve Over: 
Serve Over: 
Camilla Martin  6-1: 
Serve Over: Very long rally, ends when Camilla Martin returns out
Serve Over: Short, ends in long smash to backline almost
Camilla Martin  7-1: long rally many close to net, long return from Zhou Mi is out
Camilla Martin  8-:1
Serve Over: Serve over backline
Serve Over: 
Camilla Martin  9-1: 
Camilla Martin  10-1: 1. return in net
Camilla Martin  11-1: Very long rally, high and close to net. Zhou Mi cross is "blocked" by C
End at 14:13

2. game

Starts at 14:14
Camilla Martin  starts 
Camilla Martin  1-0: long rally
Serve Over:
Serve Over: smash at Zhou Mi feet
Camilla Martin  2-0: long fast rally, Zhou Mi high to Camilla Martin low, Zhou Mi hits out
Serve Over: smash ends to left of C
Serve Over: 
Serve Over: out
Zhou Mi  1-4: long Camilla Martin smash is out
Serve Over: 
Camilla Martin  5-1: 
Serve Over: Powerfull return is well timed, stays in, Camilla Martin surprised
Serve Over: Zhou Mi - shuttled danses, but does not clear
Serve Over: long rally, C's return does not clear either
14:21
Short break
Zhou Mi  2-5: Zhou Mi lops over C
Serve Over: Masked return from Camilla Martin drops far from Zhou Mi but well inside
Serve Over: 
Judge talks to Zhou Mi.
Zhou Mi  3-5
Zhou Mi  4-5: short drop on the net, out of Camilla Martin reach
Serve Over: long rallies, this time Zhou Mi flat smash into net
Serve Over: Camilla Martin returns out, maybe shaken
Serve Over: Out, but Camilla Martin was not shure
Camilla Martin  Goes slowly around and prepares
Serve Over: out behind Zhou Mi again
Serve Over: smash to Zhou Mi right
Serve Over: Camilla Martin runs backwards, regrets, but to late - in
Zhou Mi  5-5: Camilla Martin return out right of Z
Zhou Mi  6-5: Camilla Martin angry af linej. call out to her right - close
Zhou Mi  7-5: Camilla Martin smash short into net
Serve Over: Zhou Mi returns fails to clear net
Serve Over: Danses on the net - falls to Camilla Martin side
Zhou Mi  8-5: 
Serve Over: short hop over net after long rally
Serve Over: long rally
Zhou Mi  9-5: Camilla Martin fails to clear net
Zhou Mi  10-5: again - gamepoint
Serve Over: Smashes Camilla Martin high to Zhou Mi low, Camilla Martin forces Zhou Mi return out at lefte side
Serve Over: long rally, Camilla Martin up under net.
Serve Over: Camilla Martin survives 2. gamepoint, smash to Zhou Mi feet
Camilla Martin  6-10: short return out of Zhou Mi reach
Serve Over: on out far left corbner
Zhou Mi  11-6: after a very long rally. Camilla Martin again hits net from below.
Ends at 14:38

3. game

Starts at 14:42
Zhou Mi  starts
Zhou Mi  1-0: long rally, smast to Camilla Martin left ins the line
Zhou Mi  2-0: Camilla Martin masked return hits net instead
Serve Over: Very long rally, high an all over, sudden smash ends it
Serve Over: 
Serve Over:
Serve Over:
Zhou Mi  3-0: Camilla Martin return fails to clear net
Serve Over: Camilla Martin return inside
Camilla Martin  1-3: Zhou Mi failes to reach a drop
Camilla Martin  2-3: A low to high fast return just above Zhou Mi reach, falls well inside her backline
Serve Over: Out at backline
Zhou Mi  4-2:
Zhou Mi  5-2: Short
Serve Over:
Camilla Martin  3-5: 
Camilla Martin  4-5: Camilla Martin realises an backline out in the last second
Camilla Martin  5-5: Out plays Zhou Mi and places shuttle in open area of her court
Serve Over: Camilla Martin almost misses shuttle
Zhou Mi  6-5: 
Break at 14:51 - change sides
Serve Over: 
Serve Over: Camilla Martin fails to reach out, angry with herselft
Zhou Mi  7-5: Inside Camilla Martin backline - no protest from her
Zhou Mi  8-5: Well placed inside Camilla Martin left line
Serve Over: Long rally [most were] Camilla Martin return drop 
Camilla Martin  6-8: 1. return is out near Camilla Martin rigth backline
Camilla Martin  7-8: Zhou Mi returns into net
Serve Over: Camilla serves into net!
Zhou Mi  9-7:, Return is out
Zhou Mi  10-7: Long rally, ends in long smash, match point
Zhou Mi  11-7: Long high return is out at Zhou Mi right backline
Ends at 14:57

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