Wang Yidi vs Elena Zaharia | WS R16 | #WTTAstana 2026

Let's see what the Romanian can do on surface. Tomahawk serve. She played brilliantly, by the way. Against a Donga man, a much more established Chinese Stateswoman. Repeated jiu qi yu. And Zaharia overcame 11-6, 11-7 and 12-10. We know that Samara's playing well. Very spinny ball from Udi. And now she drives. Wonderful exchange. Troubless. Ever so stable attacker. Nice push down the line. Head to the table. East Asian players, because there's such a difference in technique. The timing and such are quite similar. Have to be, fundamentally. But we'll see from Zaharia. She went for the fanning. Good push, but she couldn't back it up. Udi's so stable, so consistent. It's important for one Udi. It's a new child of world number two, but she is right now. Maybe it can start with the serve. Oh, that's emphatic. That's the deception. That's the trap. And then he flattens in. Punches through the ball. This is beginning to spiral already out of control for Zaharia. Such a great player, the Romanian. One of the best youth players. Had a good point there. Trying to keep changing up the rhythm if you're Zaharia here. Yeah. The 7th seed. Chinese Taipei's Li Yujin. There it is again. Touch play. So effective. When you know your opponent's worried about your attack to touch. And what you could have done if you would have just sent the ball long straight away. And invest them in the touch. It's obviously very safe as well. Oh. Zaharia's back. Is against the ropes. And she bounds back. Oh, what a forehand there. The sister. The big sister of the Chinese national team. Talking about. Oh. Using the pace of Wang Yidi against her. An encouraging sign. The difference between having a bad game and having a good game is so little. Could just be one or two little. The psychological element. Well, we're not going to stand down. Nice backhand from Zaharia. Back to. And that can be more than half the battle. Long serve to middle. And again. Pinning that middle section. Just loading that ball up. Into the middle again. Perfect tactic. Finishes with a touch of fortune. It certainly wasn't luck that made the difference. A nice embrace between the pair.