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Post Info TOPIC: Week 7 - WTA International ($250,000) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (red clay)


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RE: Week 7 - WTA International ($250,000) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (red clay)


Ok, here goes

*1-0
*1-1 (huge double, Joss seems to be trying to kick serve very regularly, and does so on both serves here, and it's been a bit hit or miss)
2-1*
2-2*
*2-3 (poor miss at the net from Anna)
*2-4 (Joss nets the first volley)
3-4* (get a bit lucky as they leave the whole ad side line wide open and their opponent misses the gap)
3-5*
*4-5 (the ball looked for a second like it might dribble over, but it stays on their opponents side)
*5-5 (return into the net)
5-6* (Joss does well to get a half volley pick-up back bit it sides up high and is swatted away)
*6-6 (superb pick-up from Joss then a lovely reflex volley/lob bounces just in)
*6-7 (easy put away for the girl in green)
*6-8 (horrible forehand error from Anna, ball sails miles wide)
7-8* (much better, simple serve out wide from Anna and simple put away from Joss)
8-8* (Joss times the cross nicely and stabs the volley away)
*9-8 (Anna poaches and gets an incredibly lucky net cord!)
*9-9 (clean return winner from the girl in green - left a huge space down the line)
9-10* (Joss misses the pick-up off the return into the net)
10-10* (two aggressive strikes from Anna and Joss pounces for the put away)
*11-10 (first Anna, and then Joss, clip the baseline and off balance the ball sails out)
12-10 (girl in green nets the return)

Joss and Anna win, just, 67(4) 64 12-10

Never in doubt right? Will need to play much better than that going forward but a win is a win! Well done ladies!!

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Not sure how they won that. Joss was really tight in the MTB.

Didn't play well and didn't really deserve to win, but they did.

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Need to improve on clay. Close!

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R1: Jocelyn RAE/Anna SMITH (GBR/GBR) [3] 192 defeated (ALT) Star Head CANDLE/Gaia SANESI (ESP/ITA) UNR 6-7(4) 6-4 [12-10]
QF: Jocelyn RAE/Anna SMITH (GBR/GBR) [3] 192 vs. Chieh-Yu HSU/Elitsa KOSTOVA (TPE/BUL) 369

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Well sounds very ugly, but it's a massive win, keeps the momentum going, and they WILL play better in the next round.

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It's a W; well done Girls :)

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Joss & Anna second up today on court 2

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Well that was close LOL

Let's just hope it was getting used to the new time zone LOL

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Good luck Team GBR in 2016!!!



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Who is out with Joss and Anna?

Someone came running out to give advice just before the MTB.



-- Edited by paulisi on Wednesday 18th of February 2015 11:16:29 AM

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They were saying that as things stood that Heather Watson had gone back to GB doubles no 1 so let's be putting her back in her box :)

Err, no idea.

So far ...

Joss / Anna : 764 + ( 60 - 18 ) = 806

Heather : 663 + ( 105 - 1 ) = 767

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Joss & Anna's court now awaits...

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3-2*

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Break to 15 :)
5*-3

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Take the first set 6-3 :)

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J&A hold from 0-40 :)
6-3; 1-1*

But get broken next time :(

1-3*



-- Edited by vohor on Wednesday 18th of February 2015 03:30:35 PM

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