Waters/Bright vs Black/Johnson at the The Carvana Mesa Cup

Yeah, bold words would love for you to elaborate up to this point. Yeah, Annalene and Anna Bright do not want extended ratatatat hands battles because it's so good on the other side. They have the advantage on the ground, so use it second serve and Lee playing an outball there on phase check and serve. 002 nice Georgia Johnson gets on top of it, throws it down, battling some illness still here in Mesa. Act out early in the game. Early in women's singles credit to QR Kunimoto took a loss in mixed doubles as well early on. Jack Sock and Lacey Schneeman took out the Johnsons. Yeah, they were the defending champs. With the timing there for Georgia Johnson, yeah, and almost caught Lee Waters in the face over there sitting behind the bench as per use 011. Well, credit to Annalee Waters in that postmatch interview. It's never fun to talk after a loss, and I think she has grown a lot in that area. She talks about that in the Pickleballers podcast and Lee Waters talked about. Telling Annalee it's not normal to be winning as much as you are. Nice through the middle for Anna Bright, but perhaps softening the glow for Annalee when the losses do come. The field is rising. It's it's just inevitable in mixed without question women's doubles and singles will see, but. Here they go again with a nice little start. Left side Georgia here. Not a fan of this arrangement. I understand they're on an odd so they don't want to have a problem. 311 unwinding, but they're good enough athletes to get out of that. And they do right here. Challenge the hands at your own peril. It's like a haunted house. Enter at your own risk over there. 312 the attacks from Tyra Black too much to handle. Tyra's gotten a lot better with her thirds and her attacks off the bounce are improving now, so her skill set keeps going up. Place synchronized movement there. Annalee waters well off the court, so Anna Bright fills in on the right side there and takes the angle that goes with it. Anna Bright from the left, sending babies to the baseline. 311 waters takes off there and gets caught and then could do nothing but pop it up. 312 Annalee to the left. Wow, what a spot for waters. 412 and trying to attack her. It does not work. Neither were the ladies that got the consolation prize of silver and a stuffy. Same now there are skiers and snowboarders who are thrilled that they got a silver by 4100 of a second. Hugging for the rest of their lives. It's just perspective on those so true. What a read of the angle and she's there too. Oh, she wins this look out. She knows what Tyra is capable of. She's one of those storm trackers tracking the hurricane 712. I was running out of time. I don't even know if that would have been in, but the only shot that Annalee had was the poke forward. That was really smart as far as shot selection. Oh boy, you've got the competitive edge and intensity of Annalee waters and then on the other side there's Hurricane Tyra Black who time again, time after time again tells us I don't really care if I win or lose, I'm just having fun which we know better than that. But I agree with you from a demeanor perspective. She swears by it doesn't compete like it though. Look at this. The average wow is going to go down and this in the final if they win this rally. Game point here game sealed on a missed return from Hurricane Tyra Black. The number this point would love to give your suggestions on their side. Now let's see. So if you're Julie Johnson, what are you suggesting for Georgia and Tyra exactly what they did right there? Tyra be aggressive on the left. Anything you can get in the air go. They are going to get a lot back. They are going to frustrate you. Keep going, do not pull back at all. Second, please know how much is being warmed up and mix was an advantage for Anna Anna Bright as far as like hand speed and resets and all that stuff goes slightly. There's that's in there for sure. Now that balls and yeah, they they changed their call immediately there a little bit, but they should have gotten a good warm up and we didn't have that unpredictable. You're not in the fifth match. You kind of knew when you were going to play. Yeah, it's gotta be. It's gotta be HTV to the rescue here. Georgia is going to hold down the right. Do not try and get cute and put Georgia on the left that takes all the effectiveness and that menacing Tyra on the left away. Wow, what a get Georgia wicked defense. You fire in there. What happened in the last one where the counters just not quite as good. So that's why you can warm to the task in a best of five. You can in the best of three. Second, Sir, I want to set up from Anna Bright. 202 sought out. And I know it's not fair to say, but you gotta make this. You gotta make those to beat this team. 021 all the routine stuff has to be done routinely. Such fluidity on their side. And George is on that like it's those little margins on that, but tape 121. Places she can put her putaways is so great. They were just frozen in cement and she puts the hook out to the right of Anna Bright there beautifully. For Bracken Johnson. Yeah, when you're the best team out of the air, force them to hit up and get that ball out of the air. So that's that's gotta be the intention. What a rip there it is. I mean, to her credit, the backcourt keeps improving. I mean that we it might be 0 last year of a drive forehand 311 down the line. It's not more than 5. Gap in the middle break follows it up. So if you hit into their wall, I'm going to bounce, however you pay. Oh boy, it's it's amazing how this team wins so much because they're comfortable with a high 3rd and then they send the 5th to the sky and defend. They weren't able to do it there, but they've done it so many times before 131. Speaking of sending a yes ball to the sky. Relentless point, yeah, Tyra actually set up her combo perfectly. Rips it down the line. Knows that a backhand is coming back from Annalee, but two brights there with backup finds a combination of her own defensively. Whoops. Second serve and then it's just put away. 232 nice spot now for black mixing it around. We've already seen so much more Tyra here in Game 2 and. It's OK to warm to the task. Going to have to deal with the consequences. 421 just back second serve. 422 my barely surviving the middle attack. Just remarkable, that's the one you want to get to 5 on. Cause you're not going to get a better ball than that one. Second serve spot again for Tyra Black moving Annalee waters around the kitchen 242 second serve. So again, making Annalee lean a little bit low to her left. Gotta talk Major League Pickleball here at some point to Anna Bright and Georgia Johnson available in free agency. And that sounds like you're making stuff up over there. Preferred some footwork to find a forehand and just destroy it there. From Tyra tried one of those little cutters, but on the backhand that's even harder to do. Georgia coming in hot so. That's a rough possession. When you've you've got the ship right it in a nice little two point lead early. Oh no, looks like Tyra's got something in her eye. Maybe she keeps yeah, but start messing with that elite and gave one a little bit. What the scoreline could be two layups for Tyra both missed and instead of 62 outfits force. Second is high. The words out of Anna Brights mouth after that third three. She missed very high. She missed very high on match point and it worked perfect. I was dropping in waters. You took it out of the air. Yeah, it's wild when Tyra feels like a firefights going astray in the sends it up in the air so they could defend. Oh my. For singles there for a moment, was she ever and? Georgia and Tyra rarely do anything soft, so she just stormed into the burning building there and Georgia made her pay. 451 wow, what a spot. Tyra black two paddles going for it. Yeah, neither making it. Cause as you said, just spectacular location. I'm telling you this was not good, but it was so bad to Tyra to literally win this match. Second, sorry for Georgia Johnson, not 100% health wise dealing with some illness that ripped through the entire public of all community. I'm not sure how you didn't. I was dodging all those system of steel. Yes, I'm from Steel City. All that Mountain Dew and pretzel eating. Yes, yes, must be the bananas. It must be. The toddler palette is tough to beat, baby. Oh, what disguise on that decision from Anna Bright to hit that? I'm not sure that's out. I think they're surprised at how good the hands of Georgia are, but they just are. I mean, when you grow up with a flick wizard in the house, I mean that's you're going to be great too. And the Johnson crew supporting. 852 a little pump fake. 581 that's Georgia freaking Johnson. For those of you scoring at home 582. So now so the getting to the line consistently percentage has been a teeter totter now going the other way here and that's why Georgia and Tyra have the lead. Love it because Georgia and Tyra got ahead and then Anna Bright got a look at one and rocked it so Anna Bright on the left here and. In Cape Coral, she was fantastic. Yes, driving the bus as the offensive Dynamo. How about that? Serve to the ceiling again from Annalee Waters remind us why that would possibly work at this low. It works because the timing is thrown off from the other side. It looks different than the regular serve. You get a slower ball back from that and it can set up your offense because you get a shorter return. That's what Anna Lee Watters wants off the lob serve. Now I love that Georgia attacked it, so got it at the apex so she could slice it deep 787 Annalee is lurking. Would you advise the lob serve and reckless 100% yes? Add variety to your serve. Don't hit it the same way every time. So from a different position along the line and a different pace. Second serve 872. Yeah, you see how if Tyra gets that third on the ground, they do get good looks that time they weren't able to finish it off. Nice reset from Anna Bray in the middle of that one too. Yeah, she has been a star today. I mean the Scorpius Pro 5 has been eating alive since 10 AM. It really has 881. Receivers lead on their side and so Georgia and Tyra will take the time out here you want to see somebody that's hungry to win women's and did not play to her level earlier. She is very good here in women's. Georgia Johnson sends a heavy ball cross court. What a play there. And the reason she wasn't at her best is because Patrick Lynn and bright were. Only waters roars up for game point. Yeah, these short returns. You're just begging them to come at you. I don't care how good your hands are. If you're seeing Annalee halfway to the kitchen hitting the third ball. Game point tonight by Georgia Johnson's counter. 18 one. Water steps in. Is a bit ahead of it. Chance of time here for black and Johnson. Must win this game 19 one yes. Work and you don't make it to the kitchen. Just throw a third that bounces in there. They make it hard to do this. Much better there from Tyra. What a snack Georgia. I was going to be wide. Oh, and with that waters throws it into the net after hitting set out ball. Jennifer just beat Annalee. Yeah, the world's best in mix too. So Dynamo Mixed Doubles teams too. What was that a be? I didn't hear you. Tintin one. I third Tyra punishes into. Love is white. Great decision, let it bounce. Tintin one. White swings the other way. Leventon one. Let's the second one fly another out ball for Annalee S and a blatant one, but engage is this into game point two for Tyra in Georgia. Oh no, absolute disaster. Tyra doesn't come over and take a forehand. George is stunned, has to stab a backhand and they don't get near the kitchen. Cannot happen right there. Takes that third and rips it through the middle even to sound 11 apiece. 1111 one number two for waters and bright. Had one at 10 eight that one went away. Another one here. 1211 one balls above the shoulder goes for a reset. They're fooled and finds the tape. Oh Georgia, trying to crash the middle. Huge fan of this play for them. It's the first we've seen it. That's why I'm 12 too. Like it, don't love it just because it's not a regular part of the routine. Sonnel that took 15 seconds. Game point number four for waters. 1211 one break. It's wide and game 2 slides over to waters and bright who stand one game away from yet another title together. Dave, do we just ripped an American classic on the heels of welcoming a Canadian audience member? Just rubbing salt in the wound from we just dumped America's born in the USA. All over our Canadian friends. Gage and company getting it done. Good thing Catherine Parenteau is in here or Jeannie. Sign out. 011 another one second serve just deep. How about three lobs in a counter from the baseline from Georgia Johnson? It's their winning style. So game three comes down to what for black and Johnson to battle their way back in. I mean now we're talking more Tyra and just those mistakes can't happen. Point, but as I mentioned, Annalee was mad at me. I did nothing. She would say otherwise. You're holding her up. She would like you to know about it. That's a fair point. Wow, and let's off goes with the one. Where's the Tui rope either through the middle or back to the left? 202 interesting. That's a shot you see when they're up like 7-0 in the second against a round of 32 opponent. I love the way in a break communicates. Oh, she's a great air traffic controller. No chance. The sort of half volley scoop, but your men momentum is 402. It's just that you just run out of court too fast and they're running out of time as well. Funky volley from tackling extra spin. Waters thought she could get a winner. She was denied. Yeah, so that's like you wish you had strings on the paddle because you want to do this massive or one hook all the way out wide. Just no chance. Better place for that. It's not just yes, just put that ball in the kitchen and live another day, but that's really not the mentality over there. Point certainly not what's gotten her 178 career titles. That's a lot. Sounds like a lot. Sounds like she knows what she's doing. 141 seconds or I mean you can't even imagine that coming back where it did there because Tyra is expecting another ball on her forehand. What a choice in a shot from Annalee 142. Nice lob there from Georgia. 242 point come back here. Crowd is hoping for it 342. And speaking of the problem, the differences from when we started here in Mesa, not at this venue, but up the road. Yeah, most of the crowd were amateur players playing. Yeah, the idea of 431 paying ticket prices and parking and concessions and all that just on the edge of that idea, let alone what we have here today. Taylor sport it is. Something you've got to come see him in person and with 432 with our sport covering the entire country, do it up. Or be like that and give it to your spouse as a birthday gift. What a what a trip. The standard has been set us. Thank you for you and the lovely damn she's she's had her share of pickleball trips. Not a good shot from Anna Bright and. Here's a chance to tie this up and. Use the scoreboard as a motivator. 351 I'm so good for Mana Bright. The fluidity to be able to float left to right talk about being 352 a selfless teammate too bright I think prefers the left or preferred it before playing with waters. But it actually works both ways. Yeah, because Annalie you would think would play the left an entire tournament, but that's not the case as we see right here. Now, when there's trouble, they'll move her over. Sign out. Annalise played a ton of outfalls in this match. Yeah, she has not like her 541. Second serve and here it comes. Annalise to the left as they've been a little stagnant over the last several rallies. Black the trip for waters and bright efficient work for black and Johnson. 451 second serve. I mean there's a little more on the putaways here from bright, whether it's work in the 452 and the gym or the paddle combination of all that. It's it's better and it was already very, very good. That is so good. Yes, Anna cheers herself on. 541 it's it's so good. I mean full Ginsu carve 542. You don't even run for it. Wrong person to drop shot. And Annalise said Diana Brighton players are very aware of this way to get off five. They've been stuck there for a minute. Another one, but she makes up for it. I mean for awhile, cause Catherine and Annalise are the defending champions here. Cause we hadn't gotten to this point yet last year. Oh, nice play tough just enough to get the ball above her. Anna Bright was behind her for backup. Three points from another title. And the 4th just can't be just thrown back with hope. 942 juicy one. In a minute, I mean the juiciest. 491 Tyra has not seen the I mean, excuse me, George hasn't seen the ball a lot in this in this match and. 591 that is something they're going to have to study as they look to how to get patterns to get her the ball more. Cause not one and add that. So just a couple ideas right there. Cause Georgia gets a hold of one there and trouble comes with it. She's not going to fire off the bounce. Very often it's a rare sighting, but anything even knee high up is going to be crushed out of the air. And what a tragic spot to miss a third. Anna Bright will tell you, yeah, 792 send it to the moon, baby. So now a spot for in a bright pressure on the scoreboard will see it bright and waters will wrap it up here. Yeah, they may not see the ball again. 971 to the middle was the winning touch championship point for waters and bright. 1071 bright and waters have done it again. Finishing the way they started flawless. Not a single game surrendered all week. They are the Queens of a second. Georgia, you guys are constantly in the finals. Talk about how challenging it is just to get to this moment when you have such when you get such cheap runs. Oh, we were just talking about how we were just happy to be in the finals again, cause it feels like it's been a minute. And yeah, just happy to be here on Sunday. Me and Tyra talking before this match and we said no matter what happens, we got more points than last year. So we just went out there and played free. And yeah, thank you to everyone who came out. Give it up one more time for our silver medalist, Tyra Black and Georgia Johnson. Thank you guys. Now we'll bring in our gold medalist, Anna Lee Waters and Anna Bright. Well deserved. You guys always have a comeback in you, especially in game two. What do you think ultimately won you this match? Georgia and Tyra is so, so, so tough. They're so long. They bring so much offense. It can be really tough to get in against them. So I think we kind of, they were hitting some really good returns. We had to adjust a few things, get into the line and kind of lock in on what we do best. But those tight games can go either way and just really proud of Ale and I for gutting it out. And thank you so much everyone for watching us and supporting us all day. We love playing for you. Anna Lee, you're a perfectionist, always at the top. What's fueling your fire? Probably the loss Anna gave me earlier today. No, I mean, definitely because of that, I really wanted to come out here and play my best stuff. I think I played really well in game one because I was really fired up. I think I play my best when I'm really moving my feet. And I think when I'm fired up, I was really moving my feet today. But like Anna said, when you're playing Georgia and Tyra, you know there's going to be a lot of long defensive points. You just got to kind of stay mentally locked in. So I was honestly trying not to think about this morning too much because I was trying not to get too fired up against them. I was trying to stay more even keeled, but it's a great match and happy to come out on top. Anna, the PPA tour started here six years ago. What is it like for you to get two golds here at this iconic tournament? Super, super amazing. I love playing in Arizona. Actually, when I was just a baby, I played some of my best tennis here in Arizona. So I've always loved it and truly a pleasure to play in front of you guys. I think this is my fourth year on tour. So I haven't been here all six, but the year over year growth is incredible. Even on Thursday, it was like every court had full stand. So you guys really show up and show out and it's really a treat to play here. Well, it's trophy time. Let's get the trophy into your hands. We bring in Blake Williams, brand ambassador from our title sponsor, Carvana. Blake. Thank you guys for coming out to Championship Sunday. What a great match from these ladies. On behalf of PPA Tour and Carvana, I'd like to present this trophy. Well done. Mish. Ireland, thanks so much. What a moment for these two dazzling us on center court once again in the final.