Wuhan Open 2018, China, WTA Premier

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DATE: 21-29 September 2018
SURFACE: Hard
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT: $2,746,000
FIELD SIZE: Field Size
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Caroline Garcia

Seeds:

1 HALEP, Simona
2 WOZNIACKI, Caroline
3 KERBER, Angelique
4 GARCIA, Caroline
5 KVITOVA, Petra
6 SVITOLINA, Elina
7 OSAKA, Naomi (withdrawn)
8 PLISKOVA, Karolina
9 STEPHENS, Sloane
10 OSTAPENKO, Jelena
11 GOERGES, Julia
12 BERTENS, Kiki
13 KASATKINA, Daria
14 MUGURUZA, Garbiñe
15 MERTENS, Elise
16 BARTY, Ashleigh

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The Tournament:

The Wuhan Open was one of three WTA events in China new to the calendar in 2014. It is also one of two Premier-level stops in China.

Sandwiched in between Premier events in Tokyo and Beijing during the WTA's Asian swing, the Wuhan Open takes place at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center.

Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province and the most populous city in Central China, is often referred to as the country's economic and geographical center. It is also the hometown of two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na. Src: Wiki

About Wuhan

Wuhan, the sprawling capital of Central China's Hubei province, is a commercial center divided by the Yangtze and Han rivers. The city contains many lakes and parks, including expansive, picturesque East Lake. Nearby, the Hubei Provincial Museum displays relics from the Warring States period, including the Marquis Yi of Zeng's coffin and bronze musical bells from his 5th-century B.C. tomb.

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Results - Monday

1st Round

Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) beat Monica Niculescu (ROU) 6-4 6-3
Xiyu Wang (CHN) beat Bernarda Pera (USA) 6-4 6-3
Sofia Kenin (USA) beat Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 6-1 6-1
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) beat Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 7-6(2) 2-6 6-2
Madison Keys (USA) beat Yafan Wang (CHN) 6-3 6-3
16-Ashleigh Barty (AUS) beat Johanna Konta (GBR) 7-5 6-4
12-Kiki Bertens (NED) beat Belinda Bencic (SUI) 6-3 4-6 6-2
Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) beat Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-4 4-6 6-4
Donna Vekic (CRO) beat Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 6-4 3-6 (Retired)
14-Garbine Muguruza (ESP) beat Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 6-4 6-0
Viktorija Golubic (SUI) beat Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 6-3 5-7 6-4
Qiang Wang (CHN) beat Maria Sakkari (GRE) 7-5 6-2
Barbora Strycova (CZE) beat Alize Cornet (FRA) 6-3 6-2
Daria Gavrilova (AUS) beat 10-Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 6-2 6-4

2nd Round

Shuai Zhang (CHN) beat Polona Hercog (SLO) 6-2 7-5
 

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Highlights - Monday

Qiang Wang (CHN) beat Maria Sakkari (GRE) 7-5 6-2



16-Ashleigh Barty (AUS) beat Johanna Konta (GBR) 7-5 6-4



Daria Gavrilova (AUS) beat 10-Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 6-2 6-4

 

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Another part of Faulty Tovers - Wozniacki loses a lousy match
 

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Puig's no mug though. If anything, a chronic underachiever since that Olympic success.
I have never seen Wozniacki play so faulty - in fact both players played lousy. Wozniacki was mentally playing with her head under her arm. 32 UFE :facepalm: A normal 80% playing Wozniacki would never have lost this match - painful to watch.
 

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I'm surprised she's even playing. I thought she would be getting ready for her wedding.
 

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I'm surprised she's even playing. I thought she would be getting ready for her wedding.
Well we'll never know what she's filled up with but that could be some of it. It's a pity to see a player - normally a fantastic retriever - not even moving to return in different situations today - and 32 UFE and many of them in the net or too long - I really hope she'll be playing better in Beijing.