"Said it was really close but thought he beat it, " Weiss said of the conversation.

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"It was a tough match and I was never really close, " said the Spaniard.

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The last two times it's been a really close finish, so it was nice to make it a little easier on my husband (Gary Lough).

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It was so close to being a really good round of golf.

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"It was a close game and then really, you look at it, two minutes of the whole game killed us, " the Sabres' Thomas Vanek said.

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It was also really well acted, when she was dying there was a close up of her face and you could almost see the life go out of her eyes.

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It was a really special time in my life and I formed a close bond with those guys.

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It was really a hard thing to accept that like we're so close.

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But it was the loss of Samuels just three overs before the close which really gave West Indies food for thought as they look to regain some confidence ahead of the second Test in Hobart.

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