Kulikova beats Wang 6-4 7-5 in Singapore qualifying

Anastasia Kulikova defeated Jiaji Wang 6-4, 7-5 in the qualifying semifinals at WTA Singapore on hard courts. Kulikova's serve aggregates show five aces and four double faults, with 62.7 percent of her first serves in, 70.2 percent of those first-serve points won and 42.9 percent behind the second delivery. She faced six break points and saved three, a rate of 50 percent. Wang struck three aces against one double fault and landed 64.6 percent of her first serves, winning 64.3 percent of those points and 34.8 percent on her second. She faced eight break points, saving three, or 37.5 percent.