2 top 100 wins ( indeed 4 top 140 wins including qualifying ) for Jodie here last year.

Be good if she can get a win or two to at least mitigate some of the 133 points that she will have dropping off on Monday week.

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2 top 100 wins ( indeed 4 top 140 wins including qualifying ) for Jodie here last year.

Be good if she can get a win or two to at least mitigate some of the 133 points that she will have dropping off on Monday week.

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 Jodie didn't do well last time they met (in Porto 2020) Jule won 2 &1. 

Jodie starts with an ace T, a good T unreturned and another ace T as she holds to 15 1-0*

Lola poor b cc wide after Jodie defends 0-15, then another LR b cc error wide 0-30, Jodie punishes a 2nd 0-40, good T unreturned 15-40, JB super return winner off a 2nd for the break *2-0

Jodie poor b error net after 2nd 0-15, super agg b cc from Burrage 15-15, ace T 30-15, went for T 2nd but just missed df 30-30, unreturned 2nd 40-30, good wide 2nd unreturned 3-0*

Super agg return off a 2nd 0-15, Jodie tame f lands short but Lola f cc error wide 0-30, Lola b dtl error net 0-40, LR super f winner after 1st 15-40, Jodie has chance on b dtl but narrowly wide and long 30-40, unreturned 1st 40-40, Burrage f just long A-, poor b cc error net from Jodie *3-1

poor unreturned 2nd 15-0, good play from LR finishing with f winner 15-15, Jodie f just wide after 2nd 15-30, JB f winner after good play 30-30, good wide 1st unreturned 40-30, Jodie agg b after 2nd 4-1*

Unreturned 1st 15-0, ace w 30-0, awful b cc error from Lola 30-15, ace w 40-15, poor LR f error net after 1st 40-30, Jodie return winner off a 2nd 40-40, LR f just long after 1st 40-A, Lola f dtl error wide for the break *5-1

Delightful drop shot winner from Jodie 15-0, went for T 2nd but missed df 15-15, brilliant b dtl winner from LR 15-30, good f drive volley winner after wide 1st 30-30, Jodie goes for another agg 2nd but can't land it - df 30-40, Jodie can't cope with Lola's deep f after yet another 2nd serve 5-2*

Jodie rubbish return off a 2nd 15-0, good agg b dtl from Burrage 15-15, unreturned (just) 2nd 30-15, Burrage agg return off a 2nd 30-30, good f winner from Lola after 1st 40-30, Jodie deep return off a 2nd 40-40, Jodie too late for f dtl error net A-, absolutely terrible Burrage smash error long *5-3

LR agg f dtl 0-15, good wide 2nd unreturned 15-15, unreturned body 2nd 30-15, long f cc rally ended by Burrage poor f dtl error long 30-30, Jodie f winner after good T 40-30, df 40-40, Lola poor b cc error net A-, Burrage b dtl winner for the set 6-3

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Alarming 1st serve percentage (39%) but got away with it. Tried some aggressive 2nd serves with mixed success - like the idea. Jodie generally passive in the rallies, Lola far more aggressive though lacking accuracy.

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easy love hold for Lola *0-1

JB f winner after good T 15-0, ace wide 30-0, Lola lucky net cord b cc 30-15, Jodie f drive volley winner after good T 1st 40-15, Jodie b dtl error net 40-30, think Lola return winner ? 40-40, good wide 1st A-, unreturned 1st 1-1*

Lola f winner after 2nd 15-0, good b dtl from Jodie 15-15, Jodie punishes a 2nd 15-30, another good Burrage return 15-40, Lola b dtl error long for the break *2-1

good wide 1st 15-0, Lola good agg play 15-15, lucky net cord b from Burrage after 2nd 30-15, Lola f error long 40-15, ace T 3-1*

good wide 1st 15-0, Lola f winner after 1st 30-0, Lola f error net after Jodie's return lands short 30-15, Jodie punishes a 2nd 30-30, good f winner after 1st 40-30, Lola f dtl just wide 40-40, df 40-A, ace T 40-40, Lola f error long 40-A, Jodie defends until LR f just long for the break *4-1

good Burrage drop shot after 1st 15-0, poor f cc from LR 30-0, another f error from Lola 40-0, then a b cc error wide 5-1*

Lola love hold as Jodie's level drops *5-2

ace T 15-0, awful f error long after 1st 15-15, Lola agg f dtl 15-30, Jodie f error net after fairly deep LR b 15-40, unreturned 1st (just) 30-40, brilliant Burrage f winner after good T 40-40, Jodie deep b after 1st A-, Lola dominates a 2nd serve point finishing with volley winner 40-40, LR b cc error net A-, long rally ends with a LR b error net 6-2

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Interesting that Lola was far more aggressive throughout the contest but her execution wasn't close to being good enough to trouble Jodie. Burrage 2nd serve return was generally good, especially in the important moments, as were those 1st serves that she actually landed in the box.