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Well done Elena happy.gif Keep it going in the final round happy.gif

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Q2: BALTACHA, Elena (GBR) 4 84 beat BREMOND BELTRAME, Severine (FRA) 151 6-1 4-6 6-3

Q3: BALTACHA, Elena (GBR) 4 84 v DUBOIS, Stephanie (CAN) 105

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Elena will probably have to play to a pretty high level to win this.  Dubois has a CH of 95 from 2008 but I do note that the 23 yo Canadian's end of year rankings for the last 5 years have just ranged from 101 to 134 so seems very consistent.

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Dubois will be a tough cookie but nothing to be sacred of. She's just a solid rallyer. If Bally is playing ok she should take it.

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Bally can easily struggle against solid players though, she needs to be at her best consistancy wise and patience wise also

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Bally can draw on having qualified here before (two years ago) and if successful has Schiavone, Razzano, Suarez-Navarro or Olaru as prospective first round opponents.

Bally is on first tonight (10pm)

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I like those first rounders! Anne beat CSN in Oz early last year and has also beaten Schiavone in the USO 08. Razzano played amazing in Dubai last year, but didnt do much on hards outside of that bizarre run, and also just edged Anne on Aussie hards while Olaru is far more comfortable on the clay and wouldnt be ranked anywhere nearly as highly based solely on hard court results. Nevertheless she found herself bagelled and breadsticked by none other than....Anne!

I believe Bally is capable of beating any of those four women.

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Yeah good chances if she does qualify. CSN or Olaru would be my best picks for Bally

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Yeah, Olaru, then CSN, then either of the other 2 would be my order of preference.

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Err...wouldn't be the the four that I would have exactly picked but yes at least I agree the two better prospects.

Wow, early season optimism rides high  smile

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Sarah Borwell is also playing tonight/tomorrow morning. She is 4th on court 4.

BORWELL (GBR)/KOPS-JONES (USA) v GOERGES (GER)/MALEK (GER)

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Great for Bally to start off her season here with two solid wins and hopefully she can win against Dubois and get a decent draw here.

Disappointing to say the least from Katie and she will need to step up over the coming if she is going to stay in the top 100.

Winnable first round for Sarah and Raquel and I feel Sarah needs a good start to the season to get her ranking going again after an indifferent last year.

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Showers are forecast in Aukland until at least 4 pm local time. frustrated.gif

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They have just started with Bally breaking to 30 in the opening game

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-- Edited by DavidC on Sunday 3rd of January 2010 11:28:01 PM

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Bally holds from 15-30

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