Hong Kong 2018: Final countdown

MATCH POINTS

No.6 seed Wang Qiang has already won titles in Nanchang and Guangzhou in the second half of 2018. A third career trophy would make the Chinese No.1 the sixth player to win three or more titles this year, following Petra Kvitova (five titles), Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki

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Dayana Yastremska

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Wang Qiang lost her first seven WTA quarterfinals between 2016 and 2017 - and Hong Kong last year was where she finally broke through to make her first semifinal, and she has since compiled a perfect 2-0 record in finals. This year, Hong Kong marks her fifth consecutive semifinal or better, and her run this week has improved her win-loss record this year to 39-20, and since the US Open to 19-3.

Dayana Yastremska

View Profile 's overall win-loss record in 2018 is now 39-18, including ITF $100,000 finals in Cagnes-sur-Mer and Ilkley and an ITF $60,000 trophy in Rome. The 2015 Wimbledon junior runner-up (to Anastasia Potapova

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World No.24 Wang Qiang has hit a new career high ranking for five consecutive weeks - and is guaranteed another next week at No.23 (with a final loss) or No.22 (with a victory). Dayana Yastremska

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Dayana Yastremska

View Profile is the sixth teenage finalist of 2018 following Aryna Sabalenka

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Dayana Yastremska

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ORDER OF PLAY

CENTRE COURT (starts 1pm)
Shuko AOYAMA (JPN) / Lidziya MAROZAVA (BLR) [4] vs Samantha STOSUR (AUS) / ZHANG Shuai (CHN) or Alexa GUARACHI (CHI) / Giuliana OLMOS (MEX)
Not before 4pm
WANG Qiang (CHN) [6] vs Dayana YASTREMSKA (UKR)