Week 42 - WTA ($1,000,000) - Kremlin Cup, Moscow

DavidC · Tennis legend

RE: Week 42 - WTA ($1,000,000) - Kremlin Cup, Moscow

DavidC · Tennis legend

Bally doublefaults at 30-40 so MK will serve for the match at 5-3

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Match still on then biggrin

DavidC · Tennis legend

Don't give up hope - Bally breaks back to 15 smile

4-6 6-2 4*-5

DavidC · Tennis legend

Bally holds to 15 to level

5-5*

DavidC · Tennis legend

3 games after MK served for the match it's Bally's turn thanks to a break to 15 smile

6*-5

DavidC · Tennis legend

Despite one match point the 15th break of the match forces a tiebreak

6-6

DavidC · Tennis legend

Tiebreak

0*-1
0-2
0-3*
1-3
1*-4
2-4

DavidC · Tennis legend

2-5*
3-5
3*-6

GSM Koryttseva 6-4 2-6 7-6(3)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

MK had TEN df's and still won

Oh dear, poor Bally

indiana · Tennis legend

Darn

Clearly Bally's service game not very effective today, though pointswise Koryttseva's was no more effective. Bally would never expect to lose to an oppenent who had a 50% serve success rate ( on both 1st and 2nd serves ! ) In fact bizarrely, if you take out her 10 DFs and count serves in play, Koryttseva's 2nd serve was much more effective winning 20 / 30 points ( 66.67% ).

Does look possible injury may have played some part. We will no doubt hear if it did.