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Very sorry to hear of that.

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This could be a tenth career WTA doubles title for Larsson; second for Flipkens.

Melichar and Smith both maidens.

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It's close all the way, 6-3, 7-5, 8-6, 8-7...

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Wooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Condolences to Ms Melichar. During the match I was thinking she wasn't playing as well today. In those circumstances, she was brilliant.

Anna goes up to a new CH of 66 in the live rankings. If points remain unchanged, then she will succeed Naomi as the leading Brit in about 3 weeks time, according to this always dubious site...

live-tennis.eu/en/forecast-wta-doubles-ranking

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Not to be undersold - I believe that makes Anna just the third Brit to win a WTA level event in the last (at least) 25 years, after Heather & Johanna.
Annie K (D), Joss (D), Naomi B (D), Tara (D) & Laura R (S & D) all made finals but could not claim a title.



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The first WTA doubles title for a Brit for 3 years.

This was Anna's 28th doubles titles, with 4 of the previous titles coming with her last really regular doubles partner before Joss, today's beaten opponent, Larsson. They teamed up for a year or so in 2008/9, winning one each at ITF 10k, 25k, 50k, 75k.

www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx

(WTA site no longer has any record of doubles matches played - so Anna has apparently never played a match!)

Anyway, a revived Smith/Larsson partnership could be in prospect, perhaps? That would be a very interesting. I believe Anna has some Swedish family, and possibly speaks some Swedish?

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YAY; fantastic title win for Anna :D :D :D

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Very sorry to hear of Ms Melichar's loss - and hope that the doubles title is one of those things which she can remember with pleasure in years to come despite its associations. Rough timing with Roland-Garros so soon - balancing family needs, one's own emotional needs, and career needs can never be easy for a tennis player - all the best to her in attempting to do so.

Delighted for Ms Smith. This is turning into quite a year for her!

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This year has really turned around for Anna. So pleased for her.

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wimdledont wrote:

Condolences to Ms Melichar. During the match I was thinking she wasn't playing as well today. In those circumstances, she was brilliant.

Anna goes up to a new CH of 66 in the live rankings. If points remain unchanged, then she will succeed Naomi as the leading Brit in about 3 weeks time, according to this always dubious site...

live-tennis.eu/en/forecast-wta-doubles-ranking

 

Yes, no further wins in the interim and when Naomi & Heather's Birmingham SF points come off on 19/06 Anna would sneak into the GB #1 position ( Naomi's points are too low including her shown as dropping 15 points this week - noone should drop points this week since Monday would have been the midpoint of last year's French Open. Unadded to, I make her having 1097 points on 19/06 so as I said Anna's correct 1100 points just sneaks it )

Let's hope to see wins though, particularly at R-G and that Anna yet gets a chance there as well.

So good to see her last few weeks culminating in this title. Condolences to Nicole and her family.



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