Yes, that is concerning that Bally should retire. Not quite sure what to make of the retirement being so close to what looked the likely conclusion of the match
Looked so positive at 7-5 4-2* 40-15 and would still have seemed pretty good losing in 3 sets, but the way it fell away was a little worrying initially, but the retirement moreso.
R1: BALTACHA, Elena (GBR) 209 lost to FICHMAN, Sharon (CAN) 125 [3] 7-5 4-6 1-5 RET R1: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 154 vs. POUS-TIO, Laura (ESP) 140 [7] 1-6 7-5 0-6
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