Qiang Wang beats Vandewinkel in straight sets in Cincinnati

Qiang Wang opened her Cincinnati campaign with a controlled 6-4 6-3 win over Hanne Vandewinkel in the round of 128. The decisive gap came on second serve: Wang won 51.9 percent of her second-serve points, while Vandewinkel managed just 25 percent behind hers, a shortfall compounded by nine double faults to Wang's seven. Wang landed only 48.1 percent of her first serves, well behind Vandewinkel's 57.9 percent, but she made them count, taking 68 percent of those points against 63.6 for the Belgian. The straight-sets result sent the Chinese player through with minimal time on court.