Yaroslava Shvedova beats Kai-Chen Chang to progress into the second round of the 2011 Barcelona Ladies Open
Yaroslava Shvedova of Russia belted her way into the second round after a straight sets demolition of Kai-Chen Chang, who is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. Shvedova
was in control of the David Lloyd Club Turo second match of the day, winning 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 to set up a second round meeting with a BGL Luxembourg Open champion Roberta Vinci.
It is the 5th edition of the tournament and is being performed on the outdoor clay courts of the David Lloyd Club Turo in Barcelona, Spain. It is an international-level
tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour and will be contested over a time period of seven days.
Shvedova made the most splashing performance of her career at the 2009 US open where she reached the third round of the tournament defeating then No.5 Jelena Jankovic in
straight sets before losing to Gisela Dulko of Argentina and not progressing to the fourth round.
Shvedova broke the world No. 147 Taiwanese in two hours and nine minutes, using her heavy forehand to force mistakes from Chang’s racquet. The Russian completely dominated
the first set as she pushed Chang around the court, dictating play much to the delight of the Spanish crowd. By the end of the first set, Shvedova had racked up a total first serve percentage of 63 percent, which was twelve percent more than her opponent.
The second set noticed a sudden change in the scores as Shvedova’s first serves percentage dropped to thirty seven percent and she only won a meager 43 percent on her second
serves. Chang on the other hand continued to play brilliantly and scored 88 percent on her first serves and clinched 100 percent of her break point opportunities to break her opponent twice in the set with a 6-2 score line.
With a 2-6 loss in the second set, Shvedova reorganized herself and entered the field with much more confidence. Using her defensive shots to great effect, Shvedova rallied
from a set down to take out her opponent with a 6-2 score in the final set. It looked as if the Russian pro had found her groove at the right time after blowing away her Taiwanese opponent in the eighth game. The Taiwanese pro, who was a qualifier into the
tournament, failed to find the form she had displayed at the previous two rounds of the qualifying draw and handed over the match with a loss of twelve games.
In another action packed performances during the day, Roberta Vinci, Magdalena Rybarikova and Jill Craybas of America battled past their opponents to reach the second round
of the tournament.
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