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

johnnylad · Tennis legend

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

indiana · Tennis legend

Breaks for * 2 - 0.

Serve seems to have been pretty on song from the start today, 73% first serves in and just one DF..

Peter too · Tennis legend

Bremond finally breaks Bally's service. Bally 6-1 3-2*

indiana · Tennis legend

I should have shut up re serve.

3 of the last 11 serves in, first serve % down to 59%, 2nd DF and broken for 3 - 2*
, now * 3 - 3

Well, it was all going too straightforwardly

Maza1987 · Challenger level

i blame indiana

indiana · Tennis legend

Oh great, now the scoreboard's stuck with her 0 - 40 down on serve at 4 - 4

philwrig · Hall of fame

There is no rain so definitely a scoreboard malfunction. It was all going so well wasn't it too easy in fact. Bally you would have to think now will have to win this in three. But it is her forte.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

dohhh

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, the other 2 matches aren't moving either so certainly seems scoreboard problems rather than say any injury issues.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

we're back online
and bally is 3-1 up
wohoo

indiana · Tennis legend

halelujah ! Now 6 - 1 4 - 6 * 3 - 1 by some means or other.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

4-1

comon, dont let this go

indiana · Tennis legend

Should I mention that she's serving better again in this set, 69% first serves in

philwrig · Hall of fame

A very big up for a set and half followed by a minor slump completed by a mentally strong third set.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Congrats Bally, plenty of match play with the wins at the end, I like!