Two American women, Townsend Taylor - 29 and Stearns Peyton - 24, meet. Both strongly advance to the end of the tournament, particularly Stearns who struggles with her game, possibly due to recent injuries in Peru or a lack of strength, as she starts the tournaments impressively, but then, after two sets, seems to lack stamina. Her serve is often broken and very weak, especially in the second set where she usually misses more than 50% of her serves, as evidenced by the increasing number of double faults in the tournament. Another thing she has been struggling with is her knee, for which she has been seeking help from Birell, who has been massaging it.
A big plus is that Townsend has a stronger first serve and is slightly more physically fit, with slightly stronger serves. In terms of achievements, they are similar, as neither of them has won a WTA title on fast courts.
In any case, on this day, Townsend seems to be superior in all aspects of the game, even making it to the doubles final after this match. The only negative is that they have played only once before, four years ago, with Townsend winning 2:1. However, even then, the opponent's lack of strength caused her to lose the match after winning the first set. So, the fatigue of the tournament may also be a disadvantage for Stearns.
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