Wang Qiang inflicted a rapid defeat on Kristina Mladenovic at the Toray Pan-Pacific Open 2017

TOKYO, Japan
Wang Qiang inflicted a rapid defeat on Kristina Mladenovic at the Toray Pan-Pacific Open, beating her 6-0, 6-0 in just 48 minutes.

After a strong start to the season, the Frenchwoman has been experiencing a lull in form in recent weeks, losing in the first round in straight sets to Monica Niculescu at the US Open, Timea Babos in Connecticut, Daria Gavrilova in Cincinnati, and Barbora Strycova at the Canadian Open.

She struggled from the start against Wang, who never looked like losing her early momentum and cruised into the next round.