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indiana


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I have optimistically included week 4 in the title. C'mon girls.

R1: Naomi Broady & Heather Watson CR 138 (66+72) vs (PR) Karin Knapp & Mandy Minella (ITA/LUX) CR 646 (541+105) - Knapp and Minella have CHs of 49 from 2015 and 47 from 2013 respectively.

R1: Jocelyn Rae & Anna Smith CR 157 (83+74) vs (4) Sania Mirza & Barbora Strycova (IND/CZE) CR 19 (2+17)

 



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Without gathering the exact evidence, I am under the general impression that Jossanna don't half get some stinking draws.

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With r3 points to defend and two first round exits this year, that draw is a disaster for Joss and Anna. Top 100 looking shaky.

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blob wrote:

Without gathering the exact evidence, I am under the general impression that Jossanna don't half get some stinking draws.

They've drawn seeds in the first round of 7 of their last 8 WTA's/GS. And the time they didn't (last week) the team contained multi Slam champ Errani.

In the second half of last season they showed very good form with a number of good results/performances including taking Makarova/Vesnina to 6-4 in the third at Wimbledon, beating top seeds BMS/ Goerges in reaching the semis in Gstaad, thrashing 3 successive opponents to reaching the final in Tokyo including beating the 4th seeds 6-1 6-1 in R1, taking a set off Hingis/Jankovic in Guangzhou, beating Atawo/ Spears in R1 of Luxembourg in reaching the semis.I'd say during that period their form was of a top 40 team.



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Jossanna very competitive in the first set against Mirza/Strycova, but did not convert chances like their opponents (0/2 against 1/3 on BP), 3-6

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Joss and Anna lost 63 61

Naomi and Hev lost a mammoth game at 5-3* (but no match points) then were broken. 5-5* final set.

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6-6, so what happens now ?

We have a final set TB.

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Naomi & Hev lost 7-5 2-6 7-6(5)

They were *3-6 in the TB, saved 2 MPs on serve but not the third on return.

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Miss a break point at 5-all and lose 75 26 76(5)

Bad one to be honest, they really should have won. Had it but couldn't close their chances at the end.

Shame.



-- Edited by PaulM on Wednesday 18th of January 2017 08:20:54 AM

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They also served for it at 5-4, such a pity

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Thought that one was gonna be close but thought they'd get through :(

Tough old draw for Jossanna :(

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So, looks like our ladies doubles are done and dusted in Melbourne for 2017



-- Edited by JonH on Wednesday 18th of January 2017 05:14:13 PM

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