The second round of the 2015 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open wrapped up in a swift fashion on Thursday as three of the day’s four single matches were very clear cut affairs in favor of the big-name player.
Venus Williams breezed past China’s Yafan Wang in her second match in Hong Kong, the young Chinese was clearly overwhelmed by playing the former world #1 in front of a big crowd, managing to take away just two games from her encounter with the tennis legend.
HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15 : Yaroslava Shvedova in action at the 2015 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open WTA International tennis tournament HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15 : Ambiance at the 2015 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open WTA International tennis tournament HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15 : Alize Cornet in action at the 2015 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open WTA International tennis tournament HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15 : Yaroslava Shvedova in action at the 2015 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open WTA International tennis tournament HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15 : Alize Cornet in action at the 2015 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open WTA International tennis tournament HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15 : Alize Cornet in action at the 2015 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open WTA International tennis tournament HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15 : Alize Cornet in action at the 2015 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open WTA International tennis tournament HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15 : Alize Cornet in action at the 2015 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open WTA International tennis tournament HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15 : Yaroslava Shvedova in action at the 2015 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open WTA International tennis tournament HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15 : Alize Cornet in action at the 2015 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open WTA International tennis tournament
France’s Caroline Garcia might not be as big a name in tennis yet, her performance against Russia’s Anastasiya Komardina was every bit as impressive as Garcia swept by the Lucky Loser 6-0 in the first set.