PierreC
09-25-2007, 06:20 AM
Results - Sunday, September 23, 2007
Singles - Final
(6) Agnes Szavay (HUN) d. (2) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 67(7) 75 62 (saved 1mp)
Doubles - Final
(3) Chuang/Hsieh (TPE/TPE) d. (WC) Han/Xu (CHN/CHN) 76(2) 63
Final Facts
- There were several momentum swings in Sunday's final; Szavay led 5-0 in the first set tie-break and held three set points, at 6-4, 6-5 and 7-6; Jankovic had a 5-1 lead in the second set with a match point in that game, but Szavay won six straight games to take it to a third set and eventually won in two hours, 55 minutes.
- Szavay wins her second career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title, having won the Tier IV title in Palermo earlier this summer; she is now 2-1 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having also been a runner-up at the Tier II event in New Haven last month. - Szavay is projected to continue her assault up the rankings this Monday, breaking into the Top 20 (rising from No.23 to No.20); having begun 2007 ranked just inside the Top 200, she made her Top 100 debut on June 11 (after Roland Garros), her Top 50 and Top 40 debuts simultaneously on July 23 (after Palermo) and her Top 30 debut on September 10 (after the US Open).
- Her win over the No.3-ranked Jankovic is her third Top 10 win; she already earned Top 10 wins over Hantuchova (New Haven) and Petrova (US Open).
- She is the 10th player so far this year to save match point en route to a Tour singles title.
- Jankovic is now 4-4 in Tour singles finals this season, and 5-8 lifetime; she was trying to become just the second player this year to earn five or more Tour singles titles (Henin has won seven this year).
- Chuang captured her fourth Tour doubles title of the season, and the fifth of her career; Hsieh claimed her first Tour title of any kind.
Quotes
Agnes Szavay, 2007 China Open singles champion:
"When she had match point, I wasn't thinking about losing the match, I was just thinking about winning that point.”
“This is the biggest success for me so far. I was happy I was able to turn the match around from a bad position. It always feels great to win a tournament, especially after coming back from match point."
Jelena Jankovic, 2007 China Open singles runner-up:
"When I had match point, everything happened so quickly. She served a second serve ace and started playing so fast. I lost my focus, and as the match went on it just became worse. I broke down in the third set. I was just a different player."
Chuang Chia-Jung, 2007 China Open doubles champion (with Hsieh Su-Wei):
"We're very happy to win our first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title together. Our opponents were very tough and we had to play really aggressively. It was great playing together here in Beijing and I hope to be back next year."
Hsieh Su-Wei, 2007 China Open doubles champion (with Chuang Chia-Jung):
"It was important for us to stick to our strategy. They are a good team and it was important to stay aggressive."
Singles - Final
(6) Agnes Szavay (HUN) d. (2) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 67(7) 75 62 (saved 1mp)
Doubles - Final
(3) Chuang/Hsieh (TPE/TPE) d. (WC) Han/Xu (CHN/CHN) 76(2) 63
Final Facts
- There were several momentum swings in Sunday's final; Szavay led 5-0 in the first set tie-break and held three set points, at 6-4, 6-5 and 7-6; Jankovic had a 5-1 lead in the second set with a match point in that game, but Szavay won six straight games to take it to a third set and eventually won in two hours, 55 minutes.
- Szavay wins her second career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title, having won the Tier IV title in Palermo earlier this summer; she is now 2-1 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having also been a runner-up at the Tier II event in New Haven last month. - Szavay is projected to continue her assault up the rankings this Monday, breaking into the Top 20 (rising from No.23 to No.20); having begun 2007 ranked just inside the Top 200, she made her Top 100 debut on June 11 (after Roland Garros), her Top 50 and Top 40 debuts simultaneously on July 23 (after Palermo) and her Top 30 debut on September 10 (after the US Open).
- Her win over the No.3-ranked Jankovic is her third Top 10 win; she already earned Top 10 wins over Hantuchova (New Haven) and Petrova (US Open).
- She is the 10th player so far this year to save match point en route to a Tour singles title.
- Jankovic is now 4-4 in Tour singles finals this season, and 5-8 lifetime; she was trying to become just the second player this year to earn five or more Tour singles titles (Henin has won seven this year).
- Chuang captured her fourth Tour doubles title of the season, and the fifth of her career; Hsieh claimed her first Tour title of any kind.
Quotes
Agnes Szavay, 2007 China Open singles champion:
"When she had match point, I wasn't thinking about losing the match, I was just thinking about winning that point.”
“This is the biggest success for me so far. I was happy I was able to turn the match around from a bad position. It always feels great to win a tournament, especially after coming back from match point."
Jelena Jankovic, 2007 China Open singles runner-up:
"When I had match point, everything happened so quickly. She served a second serve ace and started playing so fast. I lost my focus, and as the match went on it just became worse. I broke down in the third set. I was just a different player."
Chuang Chia-Jung, 2007 China Open doubles champion (with Hsieh Su-Wei):
"We're very happy to win our first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title together. Our opponents were very tough and we had to play really aggressively. It was great playing together here in Beijing and I hope to be back next year."
Hsieh Su-Wei, 2007 China Open doubles champion (with Chuang Chia-Jung):
"It was important for us to stick to our strategy. They are a good team and it was important to stay aggressive."