Week 34 - WTA Premier ($690,000) - New Haven, CT, USA - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

Week 34 - WTA Premier ($690,000) - New Haven, CT, USA - Hard

WD40 · Club Coach

Bally must have used her SR to get in as the last DA was WR 128.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

I think it would be very difficult to pick any of the qualifiers from the draw for this tournament - not much in it in terms of quality across the field (a few local wildcards aside).

Heather rebounded from a very poor tournament to have a much better one last week so hopefully she can continue on that upward curve. Bally hasn't played a tournament in quite a long time so she will probably find it tough going against Garcia.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Sounds like a good effort from Bally today.

A shame Laura wasn't able to play here as it leaves her badly short of match practice for the US Open even the wrist is 100% sorted. Means she has only played 2 matches in 2 months so far from ideal. With Hev retiring today as well there's a lot of uncertainty going into next week (also was this her first ever retirement? I recall her saying in an interview once that she would never retire from a match which was always unrealistic)

A left hip injury caused Heather to retire. She was one of 6 retirements in New Haven qualies, suggesting plenty of precautionary retirements ahead of the US Open.

-- Edited by tony_orient on Sunday 18th of August 2013 06:22:38 PM

Sim · County player

Hev lost 1st set 6 3

Sim · County player

Hev a break down at 1- 2 in 2nd set. Rain delay, might be good timing?

Julia Carrot · All-time great

She has now retired

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Didn't realise this match had even started but was checking through the scores and seen Hev had to retire. Any ideas what happened?
It might be a while till we hear anything as there won't be any journalists around in New Haven yet, just have to hope it's a problem she can get over in a week. Means our top 3 have all retired/withdrawn from their last match now.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

And the main draw is out now, without Laura, as far as I can see. So she must have pulled out ? (Sorry if this is old news)

philwrig · Hall of fame

Not surprised, but I'm confident she'll be fine for the US open, as for Hev, bitterly disappointing, but hopefully again just precautionary.

Sim · County player

Bally's match about to start

DavidC · Tennis legend

Bally 4-4*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Bally comes out the losing side of an 11 deuce game in which she had 5 break points. Quickly down 0-40, broken to 30

5-7

PaulM · Tennis legend

2-0*

*2-3

*4-3

PaulM · Tennis legend

Broken to love

5-5*