【November 3, 2016, Zhuhai】The 2016 Huajin Securities Zhuhai WTA Super Elite Tournament, hosted by Huafa Group with a total prize fund of up to 2.21 million US dollars, started the third day of competition today. China's Jinhua Zhang Shuai took the lead in the Hengqin International Tennis Center on the Huafa Center Court, competing with Hungary's Babos for the right to qualify from the group. With the help of the home crowd, Zhang Shuai overcame the disadvantage of falling behind 0-3 in the opening stage and spent 96 minutes to defeat world No. 25 Babos 7-6(2)/6-4. While successfully avenging its opponents, China Jinhua ranked first in the camellia group with two consecutive wins in the group stage, and successfully reached the semifinals in the first time in the Huajin Securities Zhuhai WTA Super Elite Tournament. Ukraine's rising star Svitolina also advanced to the semi-finals today, beating Russia's pink Vesnina in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. Former US Open runner-up Stosur lost 4-6, 3-6 to France's rising star Garcia, and was knocked out after two consecutive defeats. In Women's Doubles, China's Yang Zhaoxuan/You Xiaodi defeated top seeds Santonga/Calebucci 6-3 to usher in their first group stage victory.

Tomorrow, two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova will make her first appearance in matinee and compete with her compatriot and friend Strycova for a ticket to the semi-finals. United Kingdom sister Conta, who won the first match, will then challenge for the right to qualify for the Azalea group, and France's rising star Garcia, who competed with her, just won today, and the two attacking players in good form faced off against each other. In Women's Doubles, the multinational duo of Jinhua Xu Yifan and Suo Yilu will face off against defending champions and Xiaohua pair Liang Chen/Wang Yafan, and this match will also be about the Orchid team's qualification.

Zhang Shuai and Svitolina advanced to the semifinals, Stotherton lost two in a row, and China's Xiaohua defeated the top seed in women's doubles

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Shuai of China's golden flower and Babos of Hungary appeared in the cheers of the audience, kicking off the all-day competition. Zhang Shuai has undergone a radical change this season, not only reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time, breaking the winless streak of Grand Slam main draws, but also surpassing his previous performance in a number of tournaments, allowing him to cross the top 30 mark in the world rankings for the first time at 27th on October 10. Although her opponent Barbos has not won the championship this season, she has reached the finals in both singles and doubles, especially in the Wimbledon women's doubles championship match, and the scene of a "woman" in front of the net and bravely blocking the attack of Xiaowei has become a good story among fans. This is the second time the pair have met in their history, with the only previous meeting between the two sides coming at the Quanzhou ITF four years ago, when Zhang Shuai lost in two sets. It is worth mentioning that according to the rules, China Jinhua only needs to get four games in this battle to rank first in the group and advance to the semifinals, but for Zhang Shuai, in addition to striving for the right to qualify from the group, this game must also achieve revenge on the Hungary fierce girl, and lay a solid foundation for continuing to move forward next season with more victories.

In the opening stage of the first set, Zhang Shuai was a little slow to heat up, returning the ball out of bounds many times, on the other hand, Babos entered the state quickly, and after easily cashing in the first service game, he frequently played exquisite attacks on the forehand and backhand, broke and broke with protection, and played a dream opening of 3-0. In the fourth game, China Jinhua finally found her touch, dropped four straight points to complete the first hold of the game, and then forced three break points in the opponent's service game, although Babos stubbornly recovered the disadvantage to hold serve, but the feeling of the increasingly hot Chinese Jinhua once again used love game to win the serve, the score was close to 2-4. In the seventh game, Zhang Shuai successively resolved the opponent's three game points, and finally broke back with an accurate forehand straight line, and then easily held the serve. Next, both sides saved one game each, and the battle was 5-5. At the end of the set, both sides were firmly in control of the service game, and although Zhang Shuai brought out two break points in the eleventh game with a sharp net press, Babos still relied on a powerful return to hold serve and threw the pressure to Zhang Shuai. Facing the indispensable serve game again, Zhang Shuai easily cashed in with his sharp offensive firepower, and the two sides fought 6-6, and the game was dragged into a tie-break. At the beginning of the tie-break, Zhang Shuai completed a mini break, although Babos quickly broke back with a sharp counterattack, but the Tianjin girl attacked Babos's two service points in a row with the winning ball, and then easily won her own two service points, leading 6-1. As Babos was shooting a straight return ball and growing out of the bottom line, Zhang Shuai won the tie-break 7-2 and took the lead 7-6 (2).

At the beginning of the second set, the two sides were still inseparable, and after each easily won the first service game in the opening game, Babos began to counterattack, and finally captured Zhang Shuai's serve after missing two break points in succession, and then the two sides exchanged love game to hold serve to make it 3-2. Although he wasted two break opportunities in the sixth game, Zhang Shuai, who had regained his touch, continued to launch an offensive to suppress Babos's backhand, and after breaking the tie, the score was chased to 4-4. At the end of the game, Zhang Shuai was like a rainbow, playing a wave of 8-1 scoring climax, and finally won the game 6-4 with a backhand and anti-slash winning point, while taking revenge on his opponent, he won two consecutive wins in the group and ranked first in the camellia group, advanced to the women's singles semifinals of the Zhuhai Super Classic for the first time, and at the same time raised his instant world ranking to 23rd, writing a new chapter in his career.

Later, Zhang Shuai's friend and former US Open champion Stosur took on France's rising star Garcia. The performance of the Australian veteran is still up and down. In this break battle, she lost her serve five times, and although she saved match points at one point, she was unable to recover the defeat in the end, and finally lost 4-6, 3-6 to her opponent, suffering two consecutive defeats, and at the bottom of the group, becoming another player after Vinci to say goodbye to Zhuhai.

In the night match, Ukraine's rising star Svitolina, who won a victory on the first day, performed well, taking the initiative in the game, facing the strong attack of Russia's pink Vesnia, the Ukraine rising star played with ease, not only saved all break points, but also broke the opponent's serve three times, swept the opponent in straight sets 6-4/6-2, won two consecutive wins in the group stage, and successfully won a ticket to the semifinals of the rose group.

In Women's Doubles, China's Yang Zhaoxuan/You Xiaodi beat top seeds Santonga/Calebucci 6-3 to win their first group game. In the first set, China Xiaohua gave full play to the technical characteristics of strong firepower in front of the net and steady volleys from the bottom line, frequently scored high-quality volleys in front of the net, and attacked the top seed's serve three times, taking the lead 6-3. In the second set, the Chinese Xiaohua who took the lead continued to perform strongly, taking a 4-1 lead after easily breaking serve in the fourth game; The two sides then held a game each, and despite the pressure of the top seed, the Chinese Xiaohua did not let the victory slip away, insisting on being the main player and cashing in the serve to win the game through attack, and sealed the victory 6-3.