Week 2 - WTA International ($220K) - Hobart, TAS, Australia - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 2 - WTA International ($220K) - Hobart, TAS, Australia - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

Comes back at ad-in and TT holds. 6-3 *1-3

steven · Tennis legend

EB: ace 15-0 ... scoreboard barfs again *yawn*

steven · Tennis legend

... it comes back to life and Elena has held and broken for 6-3 *3-3.

Tough again in the next game but she holds for 4-3*

steven · Tennis legend

TT: 30-30 ... scoreboard takes another break.

steven · Tennis legend

... and when it comes back, Elena has won 3 & 3

steven · Tennis legend

L32: Elena Baltacha WR 55 beat Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) WR 64 (CH 19 in 2002) by 3 & 3

L16: Elena Baltacha WR 55 v (4) Roberta Vinci (ITA) WR 39

First meeting in singles. Vinci is 6-1 v Brits, getting revenge in the Luxembourg semis late last year against Anne K, who is the "1".

SMC1809 · All-time great

Bally is on centre court at 1.00 am UK time, and it should be streamed.

-- Edited by SMC1809 on Monday 10th of January 2011 09:39:29 AM

philwrig · Hall of fame

Great result for Bally, her next match will tell us more where she is at the moment as Vinci is a tough nut to crack.

Reeltime · Satellite level

We got tennis. Bally about to start, after a rain delay

steven · Tennis legend

Only 5 hours late!

Vinci holds to deuce.

*0-1

steven · Tennis legend

Vinci breaks to 15

- both players looking a bit stiff after 5 hours cooped up in the players' lounge and Elena not finding the lines. 0-2*

steven · Tennis legend

Another deuce but Vinci holds with her 3rd ace. *0-3.

An early on-court coaching appearance from Nino.

steven · Tennis legend

Elena gets on the board, holding to 15.

1-3*

steven · Tennis legend

Points were 15-11 in the first four games. But then Vinci holds to 15 and it's *1-4.