HONG KONG—The semi-finals of the prudential Hong Kong Open 2015 on Saturday Oct 15 presented 2 two enjoyable, high quality matches fully appreciated by the spectators. Although 5 of the seeded player were already on their way home, Caroline Wozniacki (seeded 5), Jelena Jankovic (7) and Daria Gavrilova (8) of Australia were still in the tournament.
Gavrilova, who played well to knock out top seed Angelique Kerber in the quarters, was pitted against unseeded Mladenovic of France in the opening game. The next match was between seeds Wozniacki and Jankovic, and this was followed by the 2nd doubles semi-final.
Both of the singles matches were hard-fought affairs with well-matched opponents, resulting in good competitive tennis and close games.
The first semi between Gavrilova and Mladenovic was a well fought even encounter, well contested, with many good rallies. Mladenovic just had the edge on service consistency and powerful shot making, but both players moved their opponents well and produced superbly accurate shots to win points. The 1st very close set went was taken 7-5 by Mladenovic.
The 2nd set was evenly balance at 3-3 but Mladenovic served out the next game with an ace and won a tight advantage game to move to 5-3. Gavrilova force 3 deuces in the final game but Mladenovic finally took the game to win the match 7-5, 6-3.
