Elena Baltacha

Armchair · County player

RE: Elena Baltacha

DavidC · Tennis legend

Very sad news - may Elena's undoubted courage and fierce determination prevail in the challenge which lies ahead

Priesty · Challenger level

Just seems so cruel at such a young age and after everything else she's been through health wise.

Good luck Bally. Thinking of you.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Desperately sorry to hear this. Liver cancer is a bad one. But if anybody can beat it, Elena will.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

A terribly sad revelation, Bally's had far more than her fair share already.

Any disease that chooses to mess with Bally clearly doesn't know who it's dealing with though.

Fondest thoughts are with you Bally, Nino and all the support team.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
This is such terrible news. Life just isn't fair sometimes.

Sadly, no, Bob, life's a rotten bloody b1tch! evileye Was out earlier in the evening & shocked, to say the least, to hear the news when I got home. Give it your best shot, Bally. We're all rooting for you. (for once, though I'm not at all religious, I use that smiley advisedly)

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

A cruel development.

I have always admired Bally for how often she could go to the well to put out the fires of adversity, and then just carry on, victorious.
The well must be dug a little deeper, but she has reserves I can scarce imagine.

Like so many others, I will be thinking of you, every day.
May our collected thoughts and love give you yet more hope and sustenance.

Best wishes Bally

briteny · Intermediate Club Player

Oh god, just found out this bad news. Bally my best wishes to you, you will win this battle.

wolf · Tennis legend

What terrible news, please get better. cry cry

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

Wow....just read the awful news. Bally has overcome so much and done so well in tennis. I have often wondered if she had not had suffered with primary sclerosing cholangitis from the age of 19 how much further she would have gone in tennis, but now she has a tough fight on her hands. Bally will be in the thoughts and prayers. I just feel awful about finding out that she has cancer at such an early age. It just is not fair.

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

So sad and so unfair - just at the start of a new phase in her life. Like all of us on here, I wish here a successful recovery.

-- Edited by The Optimist on Saturday 8th of March 2014 11:19:39 AM

philwrig · Hall of fame

Still coming to terms with the news, can't stop thinking about it.
I'm just praying and hoping that she can come through this, the odds are stacked in her favour because it's Bally, but its a toughie, to get liver cancer at such a young age is nearly unheard of, so I'm hoping they've caught it early, and the prognosis is positive.

briteny · Intermediate Club Player

I am too.....still kind of shock and sad and angry..... So unfair! !

-- Edited by briteny on Saturday 8th of March 2014 04:10:02 PM

TomTraubert · Futures level

some nice support from WTA www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3706854

this is second articel they had the other was the news of the anouncement

lots of love for you bally from all around stay strong

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Another tidal wave of love for Bally is coming - the 'Rally for Bally': http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3768950

Well done everyone.
Best wishes Bally.