Britain’s Elena Baltacha will take on Stephanie Foretz Gacon in round one of the Australian OpenYou can watch and bet on Baltacha v Foretz Gacon live for free at bet365 > live tennisElena Baltacha enters this year’s Australian Open with hopes of reaching round two, where she’d potentially face defending champion Kim Clijsters. The Brit seems to fancy her chances of winning her first round matchup against Stephanie Foretz Gacon, but she’s made it clear that she’s fully focused on the immediate task ahead.
“I won’t take her (Foretz Gacon) for granted but it’s definitely a match I think I can win,” commented Baltacha. “I lost to her a couple of times early in my career but I’m a different player now and a different me. I feel great just now and I’m ready to play.”
Although she was questioned about facing Clijsters several times, Baltacha remained grounded in recent interviews. “We’ll see how both of us go in the first round but obviously it would be great to play Kim,” said the Brit.
“I’ve got a good record of winning matches in grand slams over the last couple of years and I’d like to keep that up, so all I’m thinking about at the moment is that first round match.”
