CoCo Vandeweghe wobbles but roars back to win Elite Trophy opener
American CoCo Vandeweghe kicked off the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, China with a remarkable comeback win on Tuesday, seeing off home wildcard Peng Shuai 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the initial round-robin match of the Bougainvillea Group.
After dropping her serve twice in the opening set, Vandeweghe rediscovered her rhythm and fired five of her six aces over the length of another two sets.The two-time grand slam semi-finalist dropped only five points on her behalf serve in the decider to get her first win of the tournament.“Today was a survive-and-conquer kind of day. I really was playing not so well, very below average for the typical that I'm used to playing and competing at,” Vandeweghe, the 2nd seed, told reporters.
After dropping her serve twice in the opening set, Vandeweghe rediscovered her rhythm and fired five of her six aces over the length of another two sets.The two-time grand slam semi-finalist dropped only five points on her behalf serve in the decider to get her first win of the tournament.“Today was a survive-and-conquer kind of day. I really was playing not so well, very below average for the typical that I'm used to playing and competing at,” Vandeweghe, the 2nd seed, told reporters.
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