Hong Kong Open: Elina Svitolina shows fight but Wang Qiang holds steady to seal biggest ...
(WorldNews Sport)

Elina Svitolina was given a lifeline by the rain at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open, but Wang Qiang quickly finished the job on Saturday afternoon, reaching the semi-finals with a 6-2, 6-4 victory. On Friday, Wang looked to be cruising to the biggest win of her career in terms of her opponent’s ranking – Svitolina is world No 5 – before heavy showers saw play suspended overnight in their quarter-final at Victoria Park. Up 6-2, 5-3, China’s No 1 was serving for the......