ally, really big.Rogers, who had an extended timeout down 4-1 in the second set to have her right elbow examined and taped, called it a little bad luck

NEW YORK -- When CiCi Bellis was a little girl, she played her first US Open match in the girls junior tournament and loved it.It did not matter that she lost in the third round. The thrill was the same as when she won a match here in the main draw at age 15 two years ago, according to her father, Gordon.The busier the better for the 158th-ranked American, who feasted on the New York buzz once again Wednesday, rallying against 49th-ranked American and French Open quarterfinalist Shelby Rogers in their second-round match, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.I think it puts me in a different world, Bellis said of the connection she feels with fans. I feel like Im not even here. ... Its surreal to me. But its so amazing.After advancing to the third round, where she will play No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber, Bellis revealed that a group of young male fans -- I think theyre from Rhode Island -- who have followed her since the first of three qualifying matches here last week had a special request.One of them messaged me on Instagram and asked for tickets, and so I got them into my box today, she said of the group that calls itself Team CiCi.I guess were getting closer. Theyre a great group.Bellis and Rogers entered the new Grandstand Stadium court with the crowd still amped up from watching 120th-ranked American Ryan Harrison upset No. 5 seed Milos Raonic.But Bellis started slow and, after dropping the first set to Rogers, told herself she needed to move her feet better. Getting pumped up is how she described it, while attributing her energy to her growing legion of fans.When I get them involved -- I mean, the turning point of the match [was] when I started winning a couple points, started stringing a few together, got them involved -- that just kept pumping me up even more and made me play better, Bellis said.Gordon Bellis said he thanked tournament organizers for putting his daughter on Court 6 for her first-round match against Viktorija Golubic, the same small outside court on which she upset 12th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova in 2014.I said if it was serendipity, then that was the best court ever to start the first round on, Gordon said.And now CiCi has a new career highlight.It means so much more to me [than 2014], Bellis said. Getting through [these] two rounds was really, really big.Rogers, who had an extended timeout down 4-1 in the second set to have her right elbow examined and taped, called it a little bad luck. She said Bellis was simply more aggressive.I think she plays her best match every time shes on the court, Rogers said. She has no pressure; shes swinging for the fences; she genuinely loves the sport. And she has a blast when shes out there and has no fear. She has a bright future ahead of her.Both Gordon Bellis and his daughter said they have not yet determined whether she will turn pro, a decision that becomes a little more tantalizing with each victory.She knows what shed like to do, Gordon Bellis said. We always told her what wed like her to do. Ideally, she would have not been too good at an early age to go to college for a little bit. That would have been my chief druthers, but fate might not allow that.While it has not been determined yet where the Bellis-Kerber match will be played, there is a good possibility it will be on one of the two stadium courts.Rogers recalled playing her first match in Arthur Ashe Stadium last year, calling her third-round loss to Simona Halep the coolest experience Ive ever had.Its so much louder, so much bigger than you think its going to be, she said. I practiced there before, but that match setting is so much different. You just have to experience those things and learn how to deal with them. And the more you play, the better you get.Gordon Bellis said Ashe Stadium would be a different scenario than the intimate environs of the Grandstand or outside courts. CiCi, who has never played Kerber before, will simply have to wait and see if the tournament organizers put her in the 23,000-seat stadium.I think it would just be even better for me, she said. More fun for me. A.J. 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The third-ranked Ivanovic, who won the event in 2008 and 10, served five aces and broke Wickmayer, also a former winner in 2009, five times. "The result looked easier than it really was," Ivanovic said. Linda Zondi, CSAs convener of selectors, has suggested that South Africa should consider introducing pink-ball cricket at first-class level. This, he said, would help prepare players for the inevitable move towards more day-night Test cricket.From a selection point of view, it only makes common sense as we move on that guys need to familiarise themselves with the process, Zondi said. You cannot be in a position where at the international level, you play with a particular ball but then at franchise level, where you are selecting from, the guys are not.While Australia, India, England, Pakistan, Bangladesh and West Indies have all introduced some pink-ball matches into their domestic competitions, South Africas only first-class experience with it was four years ago in a match between franchise team Knights and provincial side North-West. The only member of the current South Africa squad who played in that match was Rilee Rossouw. Rossouw made 21 and 2 in the drawn game, during which issues were raised about the quality of the ball.The pink ball was used again during the group stages of the inaugural Africa T20 Cup in 2015 - a season-opening tournament played between the provincial semi-professional sides alongside a team each from Zimbabwe, Kenya and Namibia. After feedback from players, match officials and the host broadcaster, it was decided that white balls would be used for the knockout round. This years Africa T20 did not feature pink balls at all.South Africa have also not been tempted to experiment with it in a franchise match. It was only when they agreed to play a day-night Test on this Australia tour that their international players were exposed to the pink ball. South Africa A toured Australia in winter and sent opening batsmen Stephen Cook and Dean Elgar, middle-order man Temba Bavuma and opening bowler Vernon Philander to gain experience with the pink ball. Initially, Philander expressed concerns about the softness of the baall.ddddddddddddHe has since returned with the Test squad, who played in a pink-ball warm-up match in Adelaide before the series. There, Quinton de Kock downplayed the hype over the pink ball, saying he found it no different from any other colour ball because it was tricky to face upfront and then became easier.Kyle Abbott had similar views after the Hobart Test. It is not that much different to a red ball, or a white ball really for us. It is either going to swing or seam, he said. It all depends on the surface. It might nip. Under lights it did seem to nip a bit, but well just have to see when we get there because I think the conditions will be a little bit different.The Adelaide pitch is expected to have a fair amount of grass - a means of delaying the aging of the ball - which hints at an advantage for bowlers. South Africa, though, cant be too sure because their experience with the pink ball is limited to the matches they have played in Australia. Only Rossouw knows otherwise, although Zondi is hopeful that will change in future.The key is that within the franchise, within our structure, sooner or later it will be an idea to also make sure all those guys where we pick from are using the pink ball, Zondi said. Im not quite sure when it will happen because thats a different pipeline in terms of the guys who are dealing with it but we hope it will happen.While all major franchise grounds have the facilities for day-night first-class cricket, a potentially prohibitive cost will be that of turning the lights on. Electricity prices in South Africa have risen 10% in 2016 alone and most stadiums spend hundreds of thousands of Rands to use floodlights. The franchises and provinces are heavily funded by CSA so if domestic pink-ball cricket is to become a reality, the finances will need to be carefully assessed. ' ' '