Week 41 - WTA ($220K) Linz, Austria - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 41 - WTA ($220K) Linz, Austria - Hard

SMC1809 · All-time great

I think that was the thrid bp of that game. Come on Bally, take the tie-break now.

steven · Tennis legend

Oops - 1-5* down as they change over

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Bally needs to summon up all her mantal strength for the third set now

steven · Tennis legend

Oh no, looks like the turnaround and long break in play near the end of the 2nd set did have their reasons - Elena retires after the first game of the 3rd How unlucky

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 11th of October 2011 11:25:39 AM

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Such a shame after she was so close to a great win.

Jan · Hall of fame

what a blow

Maza1987 · Challenger level

darn it. elena was right there.

well done anne.

indiana · Tennis legend

Well done to Anne, taking the opportunity her LL progression gave her.

Hard luck for Bally, so close to getting the win and then to have to retire. The last time she actually drew a seed for her first match, was Li Na, the no 7 seed in Eastbourne in June 2010, when she won on a retirement. This time she loses to the no 7 seed, Cibulkova, on a retirament. Today's little oddity

-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 11th of October 2011 01:25:39 PM

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

indiana wrote:
Well done to Anne, taking the opportunity her LL progression gave her.
Hard luck for Bally, so close to getting the win and then to have to retire. The last time she actually drew a seed for her first match, was Li Na, the no 7 seed in Eastbourne in June 2010, when she won on a retirement. This time she loses to the no 7 seed, Cibulkova, on a retirament. Today's little oddity

-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 11th of October 2011 01:25:39 PM

I'd forgotten about Bally's run of avoiding seeds in the first round. It ended at 16 months then which she can't really complain about.

DavidC · Tennis legend

From Bally's FaceBook page:

"Had to retire against Cibulkova. My back has been a bit tight this week, probably because this is my first tournament in a while, and I was concerned I was going to make it worse if I kept playing. I hate having to retire but you need to be 100% against someone as good as her. It's a shame because it was actually a really good match."

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Well Done Anne.

Shame for Bally. Would have been a great win

Maza1987 · Challenger level

What's Bally's ranking situation? How many points has she got coming off in the near future?

SMC1809 · All-time great

Maza, you really should start looking at the stats pages. You'll love them.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Here you go. Look at the player by player page

http://www.freewebs.com/britishtennis/stats.html