Week 30 - WTA International $220k - Istanbul, Turkey - Hard

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

RE: Week 30 - WTA International $220k - Istanbul, Turkey - Hard

DavidC · Tennis legend

Bally claims her fourth break of serve (helped by 7 Schiavone doubles so far) and holds from 0-30

6-4 2-0*

SMC1809 · All-time great

Bally 2-0 up in the second. Is this an indoor tournament, or has it been moved due to rain?

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

30-30, Bally all over her

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Schiavone holds, *2-1 Bally lookin to build on the break.

SMC1809 · All-time great

4-1. Breaking to love

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

5-1* Cmon Girl!

Smidster · Challenger level

Match Point Bally at 5*-2 40-30

Smidster · Challenger level

GSM Baltacha - super super stuff

SMC1809 · All-time great

Petkovic next, and if Bally can beat her, it could well be a new CH next week.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Yeah, awesome. Now for Petkovic

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

4 & 2 agin the French Open champion! biggrin

Who'd'a thunk it? disbelief

Well done, that girl. Fan-Bally-tastic!

DavidC · Tennis legend

SMC1809 wrote:

Bally 2-0 up in the second. Is this an indoor tournament, or has it been moved due to rain?

It's outdoor, but the lighting makes it seem like it might be indoors. Well done to Bally, who took full advantage of a very good time to play Schiavone, not able seemingly to provide the same intensity after the thrill of an unexpected Grand Slam

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Btw, how often can we say British players have been responsible for dispatching the top seeds in two tour events????

philwrig · Hall of fame

Very good performance from Bally tonight, but to be fair the Italian girl was there for the taking, her foot movement particularly poor.

Petkovic I think will be much tougher as she is on the up, and is probably a top 20 player in the making. Nothing to lose though again, and if Bally can play as well as tonight, it should be a tight match.