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Jajon


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I genuinely have no idea how she managed to lose the first or last set but there we are.

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mbturner


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What an awful match. Heather shouldn't be losing to Maria.

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A let down after last week was always a possibility but she really threw away sets 1 and 3. Really made a mess of her points for 5-3* and *5-4 in the third. Horrible match to watch, but credit to Maria for just throwing junk at a physically and mentally tired opponent. 



-- Edited by PaulM on Tuesday 3rd of March 2020 06:59:36 PM

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PaulM wrote:

A let down after last week was always a possibility but she really threw away sets 1 and 3. Really made a mess of her points for 5-3* and *5-4 in the third. Horrible match to watch, but credit to Maria for just throwing junk at a physically and mentally tired opponent. 



-- Edited by PaulM on Tuesday 3rd of March 2020 06:59:36 PM

 yes, lots of junk. Heather kept trying to find the angles and force the pace, but missed a lot of shots. Not a pretty match. She'll be glad of a few days rest though before Indian Wells.



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Not at all an unexpected result from Ms. Watson after a title.
She won the first match after her Osaka 2012 title, but that was 2 months later, and technically her first match of the following WTA year.
She lost her first match after the Hobart 2015 title, in th AO to Pironkova (who I only now, 2 years late to the realisation, discover has retired) the match in which she spoke afterwards about being benighted by the intensity of her period.
Won 1 match in Indian Wells directly after winning Monterrey 2016, against a returning UNR SR Voskobaeva who was playing only her second week on tour in 3 years, and Heather still required a third set to finish that job.

Generally takes a while to hit the ground running after her bugger titles.

She'll hope to do better than usual at the consecutive Premier Mandatories, but history suggests it's a hit and miss affair for her above International level.
Some useful success in Indian Wells - including that win over Aga; precious little in Miami despite many WC due to her Octagon representation.

Next real benchmark will realistically be whether she can either finally make a step up in normal Premiers and win 2 or 3 rounds at least there with some regularity, and/or maintain the excellent form in Internationals that she has shown over the last 6 months.

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Now that Heather has the Player of the Month sewn up for February, there was obviously no point making an effort today .... :)

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That old Player/Manager of the Month curse.

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ROSAMUND


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Ace Ventura wrote:

That old Player/Manager of the Month curse.

 Well that wasn't the only curse,  discussing British players  potential meeting  in the second round of a WTA tournament was another!



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Jo breaks to take the first set 6-3



-- Edited by Babfive on Wednesday 4th of March 2020 02:34:43 AM

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Jo wins 6-3 7-5 smile



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Julia Carrot


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Well done Jo. Nicely done.

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KC JK
   
9Aces6
4Double faults1
60.00%First serve %83.00%
67.00%Win % on 1st serve80.00%
50.00%Win % on 2nd serve75.00%
0/0Break points03/08
0Tiebreaks won0
12Receiving points won32
55Points won74
8Games won13
1Max games won in a row5
4Max points won in a row6
43Service points won42
8Service games won

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 Well done Jo biggrin



-- Edited by Strongbow on Wednesday 4th of March 2020 02:45:59 AM



-- Edited by Strongbow on Wednesday 4th of March 2020 02:48:11 AM

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R1: WATSON, Heather (GBR) 49 lost to MARIA, Tatjana (GER) 91 6-7(4) 6-3 5-7
R1: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 2 16 def CLIJSTERS, Kim (BEL) UNR 6-4 7-5

R2: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 2 16 v MARIA, Tatjana (GER) 91 CH=46 2017



-- Edited by Peter too on Wednesday 4th of March 2020 03:15:51 AM

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Woke up this morning to find Jo had won. Thank goodness for that.



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