Taipei Times
Date: Apr 18, 2016
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter
Taiwan and Poland were locked at 1-1 after the first day of their Fed Cup World
Taiwan’s Lee Ya-hsuan returns against Magdalena Frech of Poland during their Fed Cup World Group II playoff match in Inowroclaw, Poland, on Saturday. Photo: EPA
Group II playoff on Saturday in Inowroclaw, Poland.
Fed Cup debutant Hsu Ching-wen got the visitors off to the perfect start, recovering from a break down in the first set to claim a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Paula Kania in 1 hour, 16 minutes in the first singles rubber.
The Taiwanese saved two of four break points and converted four of eight, hitting 19 winners on her way to claiming 64 of the 107 points contested to put promotion-seeking Taiwan 1-0 up in the best-of-five tie.
“I was thinking too much,” the 19-year-old Taiwanese told the Fed Cup Web site of her initial wobble.
“I wanted to win fast, but I lose the control,” she said. [FULL STORY]
