Week 34 - WTA ($220K) - Texas Open, USA Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 34 - WTA ($220K) - Texas Open, USA Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Bally *4-2

-- Edited by Peter too on Wednesday 24th of August 2011 01:58:48 AM

steven · Tennis legend

Unscheduled break as Bally calls for the trainer.

steven · Tennis legend

She seems to be going for ice packs and icing her neck. Maybe she just feels a bit ill in the heat - no proper medical time-out anyway.

steven · Tennis legend

Peter means Bally *4-2 btw (it's late!) but now a bp on her serve ... and Görges breaks back.

steven · Tennis legend

30-30 after JG dfs, huge point, moonball from Bally though (terrible idea) and Görges hits a winner ... and then holds for 4-4.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Bally *4-4

steven · Tennis legend

Bally steadies the ship again, holding a high pressure service game. 2-6 7-5 5-4*

steven · Tennis legend

*5-5 after a dodgy call against Bally on the 1st point of the game.

steven · Tennis legend

Another solid hold from Bally - she'll get at least a final set tiebreak now.

steven · Tennis legend

Görges definitely playing better again, particularly on serve, and she holds - tiebreak time.

steven · Tennis legend

1-0*
2-0*
*3-0
*3-1 - dtl winner off 2nd serve
4-1*
4-2*
*5-2 - JG sure Bally hit that one long
*6-2

Got it!! Bally wins 2-6 7-5 7-6(2), her first back to back in a main tour event since she beat Schiavone in Istanbul 13 months ago and for sheer fight, surely one of her best ever. biggrin

A day off tomorrow, then Cirstea or (Q) Rezai in the QFs.

-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 24th of August 2011 02:36:26 AM

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: BALTACHA, Elena (GBR) 61 beat GOERGES, Julia (GER) 3 20 2-6 7-5 7-6(2) biggrin

Elena's next opponent is the winner of Rezai and Cirstea. Elena has beaten Rezai twice this year, lost to Cirstea in 2007 but beat her in 2010.

-- Edited by Peter too on Wednesday 24th of August 2011 02:26:58 AM

-- Edited by Peter too on Wednesday 24th of August 2011 02:27:15 AM

Reeltime · Satellite level

Magic, magic magic :)

So Happy for Bally :)

philwrig · Hall of fame

Watched the first couple of games, Bally was very competitive, thought the upset was on, then watched as Goerges completely dominated the rest of the first set hitting winner after winner and thought ah well she's back on her game after a mid summer slump and this is going to be a routine 6-2 6-2 win. Went to bed, get up this morning and don't quite believe the turnaround, unbelievable fightback from Bally and the heat of Dallas doesn't seem to be a hindrance this week.
Great stuff, now a day off and a real opportunity to make semis for the first time in her career at WTA level. Neither Cirstea or Rezai in Goerges class.

-- Edited by philwrig on Wednesday 24th of August 2011 08:22:15 AM