Xiyu Wang prevails over Hina Inoue 6-3 7-6(2) in the 1st round in Hong Kong on Monday. Wang will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Katie Boulter or Aoi Ito in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 44 minutes. This will be her best achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the 1st round in 2023. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
Wang added to her prize money $ 1,150 after winning this match. She has already won $ 4,040 after this win. If she wins the next match, Xiyu will add $ 2,568 to her earnings to get in total $ 6,608 in total.
Highlights Xiyu Wang vs. Hina Inoue Hong Kong Tennis Open – Hong Kong
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Wang scored 78 points vs. Inoue’s 59.
Wang
The Chinese served very well to win 83% of the points (33/40) behind her first serve, and she won 52% points (12/23) on her second serve. Wang won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points since she converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.
Inoue
On the other side, the American was not so effective in converting her break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Wang and Inoue is 1-0 for Xiyu.
Draw and next match H2H: Xiyu Wang vs. Katie Boulter or Aoi Ito – stats
Wang will come up against either Katie Boulter or Aoi Ito in the 2nd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Katie Boulter and 1-0 vs. Aoi Ito.
Live score progression and stats
The Chinese won the set after she broke Hina in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
The Chinese failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 40.
Wang converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the American was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 10th game (2-6 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 64 points. The Chinese was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than the American (37-27). The Chinese lost 9 points on serve (20-9). In addition, on the other side, Hina conceded 17 points on serve (18-17).
Wang was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Hina Inoue in the 2nd game (2-0). That break defined the set and it was sufficient for Wang to win the set (7-6) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
Tiebreak
The Chinese won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 6th (4-2) and 9th (7-2) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2
The Chinese converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Inoue wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (3-3 40-A).
They played 73 points. The Chinese was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than Hina (41-32). The Chinese surrendered 7 points on serve (26-7). on the other side of the court, Hina conceded 15 points on serve (25-15).
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