Week 1 - WTA International ($220K) - Auckland, NZ Hard

philwrig · Hall of fame

RE: Week 1 - ITF ($220K) - Auckland, NZ Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Bally 6-4

In the 2nd set she remembered how to do a first serve.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Better!

Peter too · Tennis legend

Bally 1st set
43% 1st serve in, 3DFs, 4/13=31% won. 2nd serve 7/17=41% won.

2nd set
62% 1st serve in, 1DF, 16/18=89% won. 2nd serve 5/11=45% won.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Shes clearly really going for her 1st serve, and it looks like it was on in the 2nd.

She was 0-40 down at 1-0 in the 3rd, got her first serve in and took all 4 points to go Adv up. Its all about that 1st serve.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Dare I say it we can now see the finishing line.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Dare I also say that the loss of the two seeds in the Brits quarters has increased the Brits chances greatly? Martic out, Chang out and Bremond struggling a surprising amount vs Kairangi makes the draw look rather more favorable than when the draw first came out

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

3rd set: 1st serve 9/10 (90%) 2nd serve 1/7 (14%) really needs to work on that 2nd serve, but the first serve is looking very sharp.

3-1 :)

Maza1987 · Challenger level

4-1

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

5-1, super Bally!

philwrig · Hall of fame

Now that Bally's match is done and dusted we have the small matter of Katie up next.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Bally wins 4-6 6-4 6-1

3rd set
54% 1st serve in, 2DFs, 12/13=92% won. 2nd serve 3/11=27% won.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Serve stats unsettle me, but congrats, perfect first match IMO, tight, plenty of games and then a confidence building crushing in the 3rd. Bally clearly raised her game ! Bremond next, winnable!

-- Edited by murray_2k9 on Saturday 2nd of January 2010 12:38:13 AM

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: BALTACHA, Elena (GBR) 4 84 v BREMOND BELTRAME, Severine (FRA) 151

Maza1987 · Challenger level

katie up
and already 4-1 down