Chen coasts to semis
It seems like there wasn’t any way back for Wang Yidi, as Chen Meng won 4-1 (6-11, 11-8, 11-1, 11-5, 11-6) in an exuberant performance here at the GETEC-Arena.
In just about 40 minutes, there was a barrage of powerful shots from the world no.1 – who won 26 points on her opponent’s serve – and Wang simply had no answer.
Chen and Wang in Chinese domestic
World no.1 Chen Meng is up against her Chinese compatriot, Wang Yidi for a place in the semi-finals of the German Open.
Chen has the lead currently 2-1 (6-11, 11-8, 11-1) despite having initially lost the first game to Wang. Is there any way back for the world no.13?
Ding finds the Ito solution
China’s Ding Ning found the solution to seeing off the hard battle that her Japanese opponent, Mima Ito was giving her. In five games, spanning just over 41 minutes, Ding secured a 4-1 (11-7, 11-13, 14-12, 11-8, 11-5) win with some measure of class.
After winning the third game, Ding addressed Ito forehands with patience and took her shots long when she needed to. This meant longer rallies that Ito could not win with pace, and thus the experience of Ding led her to her first semi-finals of this year’s World Tour.
Ito and Ding exchange opening games
Welcome to the penultimate day of the first World Tour Platinum event of the decade, with Japan’s Mima Ito battling against China’s Ding Ning.
The ‘Queen of Hearts’ and Ito have both started with a strong attack-minded strategy, and have won every alternate game. The score reads 2-1 (11-7, 11-13, 14-12) to Ding for now, but Ito is still very much in this.
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