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RE: Week 31 - WTA International ($250K) - Citi Open Washington, USA Hard


Joss&Anna 6-4 *1-0 some great play there Anna drove one straight at the girl at the net and Joss killed the return, then Joss cut one off at the net hitting a winner.

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J&A lost their service to love after Joss served a DF

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J&A recovered from 40-0 down to break for *2-1

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J&A 3-1*

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J&A *3-2 Joss hit one return straight at the head of the girl at the net and she ended up just trying to fend it off. Anna hit a nice smash from the net.

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Joss lost her service from 40-0 up

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A DF from their opponents helped J&A to another break *4-3

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A couple of good cut-offs at the net from Joss 5-3*

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Good play from their opponents pulled back from 0-30 to 30-30 but then a good rally from J&A and a DF sealed it

Joss&Anna 6-4 6-3

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Some really good doubles play there with Anna driving the ball hard from the back half of the court and then running in while Joss picks off anything at the net and with her height and reach not much can get past. A great match by the British pair. 

QF: RAE/SMITH 121 beat BLACK/MIRZA 1 15 6-4 6-3 biggrin



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That was what one might call unexpected. Well done they! Extraordinary.

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Wow - I think that result may cause a few stirs in the doubles world.

Very close to top 100 now.

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Oh my! That is absolutely breathtaking - the win and the nature in which they did it. The first set made them look like a top team, hopefully they maintained the high level in the second.

To think in April they were playing a 25k, now at the end of the July its a 250k - not a bad pay rise in 3 months time (and they are still progressing through the draw!)

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That is a brilliant result. Joss and Anna have been so impressive over the last year but after watching them lose their first WTA final so easily I was worried that they were a bit outclassed at that level. However, beating an even stronger team today shows they do have the potential to go much further as a team, and the Bastad final was more down to nerves.

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They really complement each other very well. When serving or returning Anna tends to drive hard from the back of the court and then move in to the net or to pick off an overhead. I never saw one of Anna's overheads returned. Joss is such a threatening presence at the net that there seems little of the net to available to their opponents to aim over. I never saw a single return down the line past Joss. When Joss is serving or returning she will sometimes drive but also quite often slice the ball deep before moving in. At the net the two seem very good at picking out spaces, sharp angles or their opponents heads or bodies. Several times I saw one of their opponents trying to fend off a body or head shot resulting in an immediate error or an easy put away. Black & Mirza only managed to hold three of their ten service games.



-- Edited by Peter too on Thursday 31st of July 2014 09:27:20 AM

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