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JonH


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the addict wrote:

Here you go JonH - she's still involved in tennis.

www.annehobbstennis.com/about.htm

 Thanks T.A. good to hear and sounds like she is having a life in New York, very jealous (my wife and son have just spent a week in New York and flew in today - 3 hours late, Thomas Cook to blame, grrr) having had the most wonderful of times and seen some amazing sites. Very jealous. I was told I couldnt go as I needed to work to pay for them to have a nice time !! 

Seriously though, Anne was a very neat player, I seem to recall that she took Sylvia Hanika to a 3rd set in the semi or some such at Brighton when we had the old WTA Tour event there in October (much missed) indoors. I may be getting her mixed up though. She certainly formed a good doubles pair with Jo Durie and I am sure they played a special match in the Wightman Cup v USA at the Royal Albert Hall one year...

 

Digressing - imagine that; GB v USA in annual womens match. It was , I think it was 5 singles and 2 doubles  - how would that go if played today??!

 



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No 1 seed out

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Huge congrats to Alison Riske.

Rather like the Kerber match, there may well be people saying 'what was wrong with Ash/Angie, Alison/Lauren aren't THAT good....'

But one match, one day, it's not a percentage thing - Alison went for it - well done to her

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Alison is one hell of a grass court player - that was always going to be a tough match. Pity they can't play more matches on Centre/No 1 courts though, but they can't fit everyone in.

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I really need Rafa to slow down. Unable to watch till about 3.30. At this rate I'll miss quite a lot of Jo.

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JonH wrote:
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A British lady reaching the 4th round of Wimbledon is a rare event.  Perhaps we should make the most of it. It is only the 4th time since 1985 this has happened. Previously Jo did it in 2017,  Laura in 2013 and Sam Smith in 1998. The significance of Sam Smith in 1998  is that  it  was the  very last time a player born in Britain reached the 4th round of a Grand Slam singles. 

 And in 1984 jo durie and Anne Hobbs both made the last 16, last time that we had 2 players reach the second week in terms of last 16. We see jo on tv a lot of course, I wonder what Anne went on to do post tennis?

 It's funny Anne Hobbs name should be brought up because there is a photo of her and Jo Durie receiving a Fed Cup Commitment award  on 5th July.



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Jan wrote:

I really need Rafa to slow down. Unable to watch till about 3.30. At this rate I'll miss quite a lot of Jo.

 At the rate Rafa is going you'll be missing the 1st half hour. Rafa is  far too good for Sousa.



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Like nicofrance, I thought the critcisms of Coco's previous match were rather over the top - the tennis was not great quality but it was an engrossing contest, and where she completely changed her normal style of play.
And the youngster is putting up a very decent fight at the moment, playing her normal style.
Bit unlucky to get broken where her ball was wrongly called out, and Halep wouldn't have won the point (or probably even got it back) but the point was replayed (and Coco lost it)
Halep will almost certainly win, and win reasonably easily.
But it's a god match so far

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Home! Come on Jo!

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Pliskova's gone too

And Jo's going for a third set ... c'mon, JoKo !

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Come on Jo and come on Petra!

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Love watching Petra but definitely rooting for Jo.

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R16: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 19 18 v KVITOVA, Petra (CZE) 6 6 4-6 6-2 6-4

QF: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 19 18 v STRYCOVA, Barbora (CZE) 54 CH=16 16/01/17
H2H 0-1 Tokyo 2017 Hard Strycova 5-7 6-7(5)

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Hooray!!!!!!

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The top six seeds are now out leaving four seeds (7, 8, 11 and 19) to play four non-seeds in the QF.

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