China Open - Beijing

A WTA 1000 on outdoor hard in Beijing, between the Seoul and Wuhan weeks. The DecoTurf measures at ordinary pace and the returner is well served: holds sit at 65%, aces are almost absent and tiebreaks decide about one set in ten. Matches are settled by breaks, which suits the player who hunts them over the bigger server. Favourites still come through most of the time.