Guangzhou Open 2013

[Correspondent Kiu]

Seoul is the not the only reason the Asian swing officially started, this event is the other one.

We have Guangzhou Open 2013 on hand:
http://www.guangzhouopen.org/

Defending Champion is Su-Wei Hsieh, she beat Laura Robson in the finals of this internatioal level event last year.

Player field here:
http://www.guangzhouopen.org/players/

Sorana Cirstea is the top seed.

Draw here:
http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2013/1023/MDS.pdf

 

[zalvar]

Go go Hsieh! I hope she defends.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

It didn't take long for the top seed to fall, it happened in her first match. Same happened to #5 seed U Radwanska.

Laura Robson advanced.

Two matches are still being played, I wil post updates here.

I will post results when quarters are completed.

 

[golds girl]

Hsieh is a good doubles player, checked her out at the US Open...not sure how she fares as a singles player

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Not too good today, she lost to Shuai Zhang. There goes the defending Champion.
#4 seed Shuai Peng lost too, she lost to a Brit! But the Brit wasn't Luara Robson, she won too.

All the other seeds advanced. Vania King won too, both in singles and doubles.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

As promised,

Scores:

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

QUARTERFINALS
Jie Zheng (CHN) d [3] Laura Robson (GBR) | 1 - 6 | 7 - 6 (6) | 6 - 2 |
Shuai Zhang (CHN) d Johanna Konta (GBR) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 3 |
Vania King (USA) d [8] Monica Puig (PUR) | 1 - 6 | 7 - 5 | 7 - 6 (5) |
Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) d [2] Alize Cornet (FRA) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 1 |

None of the seeds survived!

here is the order of play for:

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

CENTRE COURT

16:00 - VANIA KING (USA) V JIE ZHENG (CHN)
18:00 - SHUAI ZHANG (CHN) V YVONNE MEUSBURGER (AUT)

 

[golds girl]

Wow Jie is still on that U.S. Open high...

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Vania took care of that in 3 sets.

Ms. King is into the finals, all the way thru qualifying.

Here are the scores:

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

SEMIFINALS
Vania King (USA) d Jie Zheng (CHN) | 3 - 6 | 7 - 5 | 6 - 3 |
Shuai Zhang (CHN) d Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 1 |

Vania vs. Shuai
Who wins?

 

[KatrinaMoore]

Vania vs. Shuai
Who wins?

Vania

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

I was hoping for that too but it was not to be.
The Chinese Wild-Card came through.

Final score 7-6 6-1

Kudos to Vania for winning 6 matches here and Congrads to Zhang on her first WTA title.