Su Jeong Jang gets rid of So-Ra Lee in qualifying 1st round – Hansol Korea Open 2011
Unseeded Su Jeong Jang got rid of wildcard entrant So-Ra Lee in the qualifying first round of the Hansol Korea Open on outdoor hard courts of the Olympic Tennis Courts in Seoul, South Korea on the 17th of September 2011. After
one hour and 24 minutes of the match Jang won in straight sets of 6-2, 6-2 victory.
Opening the first round of the initial set was Lee and the two players held their serve for the first two games. During the third game Jang was first to break and took a mini break of 2-1 but it was extremely short lived as Lee
broke back in the fourth game to even the score at 2-2.
During the fifth game Jang again broke Lee and as she held her serve in the sixth game, she smashed a forehand towards the baseline which Lee was unable to play and as she held her serve, she was now leading by two breaks up.
Wanting to completely secure her vision Jang made Lee walk the path of humiliation as she broke her for the last time during the seventh game at which the score board read as 5-2.
Serving for the set during the eighth game the players battled a deuce but Jang was wise and served with extreme caution to hold her serve. As she held her serve in the sixth game Jang won the opening set with a comprehensive victory
of 6-2.
During the first set, Jang was a dominating player and she won most of her adversary’s service games to gain the competitive edge against Lee.
It was Jang’s turn to serve and the two players held their own in the first two games to even the score at 1-1. Neither of the players wanted the other to take the upper hand and they kept holding their serves in the following
two games to level the score at 2-2.
By the fifth game Jang was tired of the cat and mouse chase and changed her game plan to an assertive style. As she held her serve in the fifth game, she went on to breaking her opponent in the sixth game and took a mini lead of
4-2.
Although, Jang was two breaks up, she still felt the need to secure her lead and won on her serve to attain her desire. By the end of the seventh game, the scoreboard read as 5-2, Jang was now looking to break her opponent for
the second time and as Kim double faulted on game point she endorsed the set and the match to Jang.
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