00:00Of the second women's semifinal coming up here on this beautiful center court with Magda Ortega
00:08Tamara Ricardo for a fourth time already facing Ari Sanchez and Paula Jose Maria
00:18Ari and Paula is the trophy they would be lifting
00:24You are Ortega and Ricardo who have been in brilliant form this week yesterday dispatching
00:33Claudia Fernandez and Bea Gonzalez and especially Tamara Ricardo
00:38The reigning champions here in Kuwait City Ari Sanchez on the right of your picture Paula
00:51Jose Maria on the left not I think they'll say themselves as well not playing their best
00:58paddle this week but when you're not playing well
01:21Another person here in Kuwait Tu Shari Bharisola
01:43Ricardo, picking away really.
02:07Wow, nice bandeja negotiated between Ari and the wall.
02:12Smash from Ricardo and the return from Ari Sanchez who gets the last laugh.
02:19Fifteen, fourteen.
02:42Pega.
02:49Pega.
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02:59Pega.
03:03Pega.
03:07Pega.
03:11Pega.
03:20Good and long rallies here since the word go.
03:26Pega.
03:38Pega.
03:39Pega.
03:40Pega.
03:41Pega.
03:42The deflection of that fence, she plays the more sensible lob over Ari.
03:47Deep lob from Sanchez, too deep that lob from Sanchez.
03:51Pega.
04:01Pega.
04:04They are maybe wisely switching directions to Sanchez there, Jose Maria in a good vein
04:17of form.
04:18Carlos puts it up very high, here is Sanchez.
04:30Ricardo, the angle of dreams from Tamara Ricardo, opens it up perfectly.
04:45Perfect weight and angle, that is so tough to do.
04:58Ricardo, seeing a lot of the ball, Tamara Ricardo.
05:16Ortega.
05:22Well played downwards, and again, Ortega and Ricardo holding their serve pretty comfortably
05:38for a second time in a row after conceding that early break.
05:42So things look quite leveled now, but of course we already have a break on the board.
06:10So Maria, I can only apologise.
06:40Yeah, for that net core deflection there.
07:10Wow, Marta Ortega and the finish, no, Ari Sanchez again and again from the corner, net
07:30court deflection.
07:35Sanchez sprinkling her stardust all over this court right now.
07:41Huge defence from front to back.
07:46Early pick up, that looks sort of the same type of finish.
07:50On the bounce, Sanchez still picks it up.
07:54We'll have to start over.
07:56Jose Maria and Sanchez take the net and it's another por cuatro from Arianna Sanchez.
08:05Take a bow.
08:09Avante, Sanchez, Jose Maria.
08:26Asking, Juani, what do you think we're lacking?
08:29And he just said, quality of lobs, I think.
08:32Oh, that's a stellar one from Ortega and that is out from Jose Maria.
08:37He just wanted to see crisper, maybe deeper lobs from the number five seed.
08:45On the other side.
08:53Wow, Angel Gonzalez said he didn't want to see mistakes now because that could cost them dearly here.
09:02But now we see two mistakes in a row already from Pablo Jose Maria.
09:18Jose Maria.
09:20But they are latches onto it.
09:42Good to change your directions with the pick up on the turn around.
09:45Although, Ricardo is there with the finish.
09:47Love 40 and where on earth has this come from?
09:51Suddenly, from Ricardo and Ortega.
10:17True.
10:18Ruthless finish.
10:20You can always hear, Paula Jose Maria, she is an absolute.
10:3830, 40.
10:3930, 40.
10:4030, 40.
10:4130, 40.
10:4530, 40
11:09Jose Maria was very sensible
11:11as they tried to convert this third and potentially final break point
11:15here's Ricardo in transition
11:31what a save from Ariane again you know
11:35between the wickets now she's done a bit of everything and again for a fourth shot in a row
11:41Ricardo
11:43looking for a poor 4 finish not quite there
11:45Contrapared from Ari Sanchez
11:48and it's precision over power in the end
11:52unbelievable resistance from Ariane Sanchez
11:56to keep that point going as long as she did
12:00as of now
12:12defended multiple break or set points in the form of break points
12:18they're not in the clear just yet
12:23not in the clear just yet
12:35and we'll have another one
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13:11can she get out of it yes she can or at least live to fight another day three
13:17sets with the high lob over Adi Sanchez who has a local fire the back and it's
13:22a brilliant one as well with the first set on the line Adi Sanchez opens up
13:29the angle
13:41can only be separated by a tiebreak they've played one tiebreak before in
13:47Paris that one won by Ricardo Nortega back then
14:11well reached from Josemaria
14:41Adi Sanchez put the clamps on Tamara Ricardo Rita couldn't go anywhere with
15:00her offense
15:11backhand to the fence so Ricardo lets that passer
15:41Jose Maria with a bit more zip on it that one even more so for Paula Jose
15:47Maria they keep their lead 5-2 on the scoreboard and thinks now start to get
15:56desperate
16:11good lob
16:18good lob to go with it
16:20awkward one that's a deep good lob again from Ricardo quality of her lobs has improved as the set has progressed
16:27thing as lobs have been bang on the money all day long
16:34Ricardo
16:41drop shot from Tamara Ricardo
16:43drop shot from Tamara Ricardo
16:45Sanchez put on her skates put on the afterburners to get to that one
16:52put on the afterburners to get to that one
16:56and maybe the more underrated part of fetching a lot of the drop shot like that
17:03is to throw the yankers out and break in time to not hit the net says Adi Sanchez wraps her racket around that ball finishes it off and
17:09generates three more set points
17:28three more set points
17:32and two of those three will be on their serve which is a novelty
17:44all set points up until this moment on
17:47all set points up until this moment on
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18:47Oh, lovely drop shot, the most chico of chiquitas, Romare Sanchez, just kisses it over.
19:13Yeah.
19:23Love from Ortega.
19:27Logical conclusion.
19:29Oh, wow, the Molinete from Jose Maria turning on the style ooze and ass from the crowd as Jose Maria, well, a little bit of luck has been on the show.
19:42A little bit of luck is involved, but a lot of skill is involved as well. Have another look at that on the spin 360, no luck.
19:52This match hanging in the balance, but when hasn't it?
20:04One, two, three, four, three.
20:16Ricardo once again seeing the absolute majority of the balls and then the finish on the side
20:42Oh, for Tega
21:12Harry behind Ricardo at two bites at the apple but both bites were misses so this is 15-40
21:25and these are two match points for Paulita Dinamita and Harry Magic
21:42oh what a drop shot though Ricardo said no not quite
22:07a drop shot into a complete pirouette here
22:12pure class from ariana sanchez
22:17looked out we keep going oh netcourt deflection and that does it that is oh so cruel but that's the
22:35reality and that is battle for you game the sets and match for ari sanchez and paula jose maria
22:43they advance into their fifth consecutive final they win in the tie break and 6-2 in the second
22:52so
22:58so
23:02Oh
23:32The family is all here as well, and they can go for a third consecutive title tomorrow,
23:42and also a very, very big final when we're looking at the fight for number one, the 1600
23:51point swing tomorrow. The gap currently between Arien Paula and Prea Trijai is 2310 points
24:07per player in the race. So that either goes down by 800 each or it goes up by a further
24:16800 each when everything is said and done tomorrow, when the dust settles. But for now,
24:26returning to the here and the now, a warm embrace between these two absolute champions
24:35who will rest, recover, and go again tomorrow for what would be the 44th title together.
24:46For Marta and Tamara, it wasn't to be today, but still they'll look back on a very good
24:55tournament indeed. Another solid outing for them, another semi-final for them. It's in
25:01ten tournaments together now, five semi-finals made, two finals made. That is a very good
25:07yield given they are a number five seed. So they always have to go through a top four seed
25:14to get into a semi-final. And with all that context, it is a good tournament, but it could
25:23be an even better one for these two titans.
25:28I'll see you next time.
25:29Bye.
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