The general consensus amongst the players, both doubles and singles, is that the combination of court and balls at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre are playing slow. Pliskova described the conditions as being slower than the court in Singapore and Barty noted a lower bounce.
"It's a little bit of a similar surface to an indoor Fed Cup surface, where it's on boards, a little bit lower bouncing at times, can be a little bit unpredictable with how it reacts to spin," Barty said. "I think sometimes it can be up and down, a little bit different.
"But in saying that, it's a beautiful court. We've had a few days to prepare and get used to it. It's no different to any other time we need to give yourself a few days to get used to the court."