Leonie Kung shocks Qiang Wang 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the quarter in Hua Hin on Friday. Kung will try to go further in the tournament when he will face Nao Hibino in the semifinal.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Kung had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Wang in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Leonie to win the set because Qiang found the way to break back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game. The Swiss kept her cool to break Qiang in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game before managing to win the set (7-5).
Wang was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set (from 3-5 to 7-5).
2nd set.
Kung conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Wang in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, Qiang refused to bow to come back to break the Swiss 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
3rd set.
Kung had a strong start of this set after breaking Wang in the 1st game (1-0). However, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Leonie to win the set as Wang succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (2-4) game.
Statistics
The Swiss won this match even if she scored less points than Qiang (98 vs. 99).
The Swiss was pretty good in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (7/14). On the other side, Qiang had some problems converting her break points (only 46% – 6/13). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Kung and Wang is 1-0 for Leonie.
Highlights Leonie Kung vs. Qiang Wang Thailand Open – Hua Hin
Next Match H2H: Leonie Kung vs. Nao Hibino – stats
Kung will compete against Hibino in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Leonie Kung and Nao Hibino since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Hua Hin
- Patricia Maria TigMaria Tig – Saisai ZhengZheng (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Magda LinetteLinette – Xiyu WangWang (2-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Leonie KungKung – Qiang WangWang (7-5 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Nao HibinoHibino – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Nao HibinoHibino – Leonie KungKung (0-0) – See H2H details
- Patricia Maria TigMaria Tig – Magda LinetteLinette (0-0) – See H2H details
