Chinese tennis player Shuai Zhang managed to come from behind to eliminate Caroline Garcia in the second round of the WTA 500 in Tokyo 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(5) in two hours and 33 minutes.
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After the duel that Garbiñe Muguruza won in the first turn of the day against the player from the qualifying phase, Despina Papamichail, it was the turn of the Chinese and the French, being the fifth time that they faced each other in an official duel with Shuai putting 3-2 in their clashes in addition to a 2-1 during this 2022 season.
Duel between two players who are going further during this 2022. They were far from their best level for a long time and during these last months they are showing the competitive capacity they have. The match began with an early break from the World No.10 that caused Shuai to have no chances for the entire set. The Frenchwoman could have had an even bigger difference, but she had to settle for that break that took her to 5-4 and service. When the first set ball appeared, Caroline knew how to place land in between.
In the second it would be the No.28 in the world who was placed ahead in the electronic. It was going to be a lost difference when she served to win but immediately afterwards with 4-5 she had a chance at the return that she did not confirm either. She missed several opportunities but in the tie-break despite seeing how Caroline got 1-3, she managed to turn it around and put the tables.
Within the last partial, the services were armored with the two players very concentrated. Shuai must have faced a game with deuce before reaching the important moments. At 4-5, he had to face a match point against and at 5-6, another deuce. He managed to reach the tie-break again but now who had the feeling of having wasted options was the Frenchwoman. They rode very even despite witnessing mini breaks, and the first match point of the Chinese appeared at 6-4. She lost the kick out of her and would be to the rest when Zhang managed to raise his arms in this close duel against Garcia at the WTA 500 in Tokyo.
