Anne Keothavong withdrew on Friday, leaving Elena Baltacha as the sole Brit in this strong Challenger event. She faces top 100 player Lucie Safarova, who blows hot (very hot at times - beating Kuznetsova and Henin back-to-back in Paris indoors) and cold, having a lot of power which she finds difficult to control. Currently her form is cold, so there may be an opportunity for Bally to score an upset. Bally's quarter:
(6)Nathalie Dechy (FRA) v Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) (wc)Claire Feuerstein (FRA) v Viktoria Kutuzova (UKR) Q v Anastasia Yakimova (BLR) Elena Baltacha (GBR) v (3)Lucie Safarova (CZE)