Taipei Times
Date: Jan 31, 2017
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter
Taiwanese wild-card Lee Ya-hsuan crashed out on the first day of the WTA Tour’s
Taiwan’s Lee Ya-hsuan returns to Shelby Rodgers of the US in their Taiwan Open first-round singles match at the Taipei Arena yesterday. Photo: Chen Chih-chu, Taipei Times
Taiwan Open at the Taipei Arena yesterday, but there was something to cheer for the home crowd as Chan Chin-wei and Nicole Melichar advanced to the quarter-finals of the doubles.
Lee fell to a 6-3, 6-4 first-round defeat to seventh seed Shelby Rodgers in 72 minutes.
The American saved one of two break points and converted three of seven, winning 67 of the 113 points contested to advance to the second round.
“Although it was a defeat for me today, I have improved my game and I am moving in the right direction. The experience has also helped to bolster my confidence playing on indoor courts,” said Lee, who served up four double faults in the defeat. [FULL STORY]
