ResultsHong KongQuarter-final

Hong Kong: Eala beats Ruzic 7-6(7) 7-5 in the quarter-finals

All 4 quarter-finals in Hong Kong finished in straight sets, and 1 of them went to a tiebreak.

All results

  • Quarter-finalAlexandra Eala d. Antonia Ruzic7-6(7) 7-5
  • Quarter-finalMaria Sakkari d. Aliaksandra Sasnovich6-2 6-3
  • Quarter-finalAlexandra Shubladze d. Sorana Cirstea6-2 6-3
  • Quarter-finalClaire Liu d. Zeynep Sonmez6-1 6-4

Alexandra Eala, the world No. 17, beat Antonia Ruzic 7-6(7) 7-5 in the Hong Kong quarter-finals. The first set went to a tiebreak, and Eala took it. She converted 6 of 13 break points. Ruzic, ranked No. 81, created 16 chances and converted 5, and she hit 2 aces to Eala’s 1.

Quarter-final results, Hong Kong
Quarter-final results, Hong Kong

Maria Sakkari, ranked No. 30, beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-3. Sakkari hit 4 aces and made no double faults. She converted 4 of 10 break points. Sasnovich, ranked No. 101, converted 1 of 3.

Alexandra Shubladze, ranked No. 136, beat Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-3. Both players made 71 % of their first serves. Shubladze converted 5 of 8 break points, and Cirstea, the world No. 15, converted 1 of 8. Cirstea hit 2 aces. Shubladze hit none.

Claire Liu beat Zeynep Sonmez 6-1 6-4. Liu, ranked No. 102, hit 6 aces and won 85 % of her first-serve points. Sonmez, ranked No. 67, hit 2 aces.

The semi-finals are set. Shubladze plays Liu at 07:00 CET, then Sakkari plays Eala at 08:30 CET.

Data as of 06:30 CET · API-Tennis

Key numbers

1AcesEala 1 · Ruzic 2
6/13Break points wonEala 6/13 · Ruzic 5/16
58%First-serve percentageEala 58% · Ruzic 66%

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