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QR1: 1 Elena Baltacha WR 55 v Ekaterina Bychkova WR 181


-- Edited by SMC1809 on Friday 15th of October 2010 02:35:12 PM

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H2H 1-0, Elena beat her 3 & 4 at Indian Wells qualifying this year.

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Bally plays 6th, with the first match starting at 7am BST, so should be on some time during the afternoon

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Bally was broken to 30 in the opening game. The next 4 games went with serve comfortably, but the sixth was a titanic struggle with Bally converting her fifth breakpoint

3*-3

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4-3*

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Bally now getting into Bychkova's service games - has 15-40 but unable to break

4*-4

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After having game points Bally doublefaults on breakpoint so Bychkova will serve for the set

4-5*

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Bally gets to 15-40 only for Bychkova to save breakpoints 8 & 9. Finally she gifts Bally the break back with a double

5*-5

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Bally saves a breakpoint as the match enters its second hour

6-5*

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Tiebreak time

6-6

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5-4*
5-5
5*-6
6-6
7-6*
7-7
7*-8
8-8
9-8*
10-8

Finally after 81' Bally pockets the opening set 7-6(8)

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Bally takes charge by breaking to 30 and holding

7-6(8) 2-0*

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3-1*

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4-2*

No further breakpoints this set

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Bally breaks to 30 and will serve for the match at 5-2

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