Bally plays the former champion here with a top 100 place at stake (I think?). Here's a random one for you stat freaks. Bally hasn't lost a match when winning the first set since July 2007!
Melanie South is provisionaly at 98 in the rankings. The only people who can stop her getting to the top 100 are Bally, Karatantcheva, Moore & Dokic (three of them need to overtake her).
Bally - needs reach R3 to overtake Mel and secure her own spot in the top 100 Karatantcheva - needs to reach R4 (currently in R2) Moore - needs to reach the QF (currently in R2) Dokic - needs to reach QF (currently in R3)
15-0 lovely 1-2 there 15-15 set point up well but netted bh dtl 30-15 devastating forehand..maursemo reply goes wide 30-30 again she was dictating the point.. fh jus went long 40-30 good 2nd serve.. mauresmo mis-hits and goes well wide game love sliced backhand dtl! mauresmo goes wide
0-15.. sneaky whipped crosscourt fh on the run..mauresmo hits out 15-15 deep serve and baltacha fh jus goes long 15-30 tremenous shot.. mauresmo comes in and elena passes dtl 15-40 lucky return over net.. mo reply goes long game df from mo!
Baltacha leads 4-2
PLaying very well!! great depth and power.. and shot making!