ZHANG NA: 'CATCHING UP IS HARD TO DO'

　　新浪体育讯　XIAMEN (China) Dec 15, 2007: For China's ace player Zhang Na, the phrase 'catching up is hard to do' mean real to her – at least in the ongoing USD250,000 Orient China Ladies Open.

　　She admitted that the high expectations from the home fans and her desire to please them is confusing her game and thus she has not been able to raise her game in the first and second rounds.

　　Lying tied fifth spot and with a six-stroke deficit, Zhang Na her concentration is a little loose and was not able to exercise her strikes well.

　　"It's good t have a gallery following me. It could be to my advantage or disadvantage. W ith a six-stroke deficit against the leader, I'll guess I'll have to start making birdies from the first hole to catch up with the leaders. I hope I would not slip-up," she said.

　　I have been enjoying a good year and form, I hope to hit peak form tomorrow to make a great comeback for some piece of good news to provide cheers to my fans, sponsors and coach," said Zhang Na, adding that most of the players in the leading pack are also enjoying a good form.

　　But China has another player Yang Hongmei as back-up to Zhang Na. Hongmei homed in with a par play today and with the 71 she had yesterday sits on joint 10 th placing with Korea's Kim Hye-youn and Chinese Taipei's Lu Xiao Ching.

　　"I can't say for sure what I can score tomorrow but will play my game and not think of how the other players are playing. I don't want to put too muach pressure on myself. So, I'd like to go out and have a good game and score tomorrow," Hongmei said.