Week 19 - ITF ($100K) - Prague, Czech Republic - Clay

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

RE: Week 19 - ITF ($100K) - Prague, Czech Republic - Clay

Julia Carrot · All-time great

2*- 6 1st set gone

indiana · Tennis legend

2 - 6 * 0 - 2

If Kvitova is anything like on form such a difficult task.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

scoreboard going backwards at the moment, went from deuce to 30 -40. No wait a mo, Bally has broken Kvitova *2-2 in 2nd,

but alas K is rapidly break back 0-40, 15 -40. Bahh break back

2 - 3*

Julia Carrot · All-time great

3 - 4* A break would be good here

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Close game but not close enough
Bally now serving to stay in the match *3-5

Julia Carrot · All-time great

2-6 3-6 Bally lost. Makes Anne's performance look pretty impressive.

indiana · Tennis legend

It's just all so difficult to tell with whatever mindset Kvitova has been in eg. she may have been more engaged, more ready to play her 2nd match here.

I would still imagine that Anne must have played at least fairly well, and perhaps extremely well. And Bally may well have played not at all badly.

Bah, Kvitova, what on earth is wrong with chasing money and prestige in Rome compared to this loyalty to your home tournament business ! wink

indiana · Tennis legend

Bally already tweeted :

She was just too good for me today!!I really enjoyed the challenge though..especially on my least fav surface!loads of positives banked..

..and without a doubt the best prep going into the French Open!!onwards and upwards :) xx

philwrig · Hall of fame

A typically positive message from Bally. Bally could find positives about losing to an unranked player. This positivity I'm sure comes through directly from Nino's approach to losing in sport.