Ningbo Open - Ningbo

A WTA 500 on outdoor hard in Ningbo, in a congested Asian swing with Wuhan and Tokyo. The Plexipave measures at ordinary pace and the returner gets plenty: holds sit at 63%, aces are scarce and tiebreaks are rare because someone breaks first. Sets stay short and two thirds of matches end in straights. The ideal is a big ball-striker who also returns. Rybakina, Kasatkina and Jabeur have each won it.