Chennai Open - Chennai

A WTA 250 on outdoor hard in Chennai, inside the dense Asian stretch running toward Riyadh. The court plays slower than these players are used to, so pace has to be manufactured rather than taken: holds fall to 60%, aces are almost absent and tiebreaks are rare. Most matches still end in straights, because the grinder who breaks early keeps breaking. Tjen and Fruhvirtova are the champions.