2023-09-08 22:37:37
Hsieh Su-wei’s US Open women’s doubles stopped at the 4th Grand Slam, interrupting her 16th winning streak – News – Rti China Central Radio
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Time: 2023-09-09 06:37 News citation: Central News Agency Writing Editor: News Editor Taiwanese women’s tennis player Hsieh Shu-wei and Chinese partner Wang Xinyu. (Picture: Taken from Xie Shuwei’s Facebook page)
Taiwanese tennis star Hsieh Shu-wei partnered with Chinese player Wang Xinyu. They lost 1-6, 6-7 (4-7) in the US Open women’s doubles semi-finals on the 8th. Their 16-game winning streak in the Grand Slam was interrupted and they missed the third consecutive championship. However, they scored The top four is still the best result in women’s doubles at the US Open in her career.
Hsieh Su-wei won the women’s doubles championship at the French Open and Wimbledon Tennis Championships this year. She joined hands with 21-year-old Wang Xinyu at the U.S. Open and was ranked 8th seed. After passing 4 levels in a row, she faced the 16th seed, Canada, in the semi-finals. Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand.
The two were suppressed by their opponents’ aggressive attacks in this game. The first-server scoring rate was only 42%, resulting in seven breaks of serve. In addition, the opponent’s tactics were effective, and Xie Shuwei lacked opportunities to perform in front of the net. The “Strait combination” with Wang Xinyu started the game. Got into a tough fight.
In the first set, Xie Shuwei and Wang Xinyu’s serve was broken in three games. They only scored 2 points in total in these three games. They lost the first set 1-6 in less than half an hour.
In the second set, the two sides fought fiercely for more than an hour, breaking serve 4 times respectively, forcing a “tiebreak”. In the crucial deciding game, Wang Xinyu lost the first point with a double fault. Although the opponent “rewarded” 2 double faults later, Xie Suwei also hit a beautiful straight-line winning shot, but the “Strait combination” was unable to use its hands and feet under the opponent’s fierce attack. Lost the deciding game 4-7.
Rothliff had a problem with his serve in the second set and repeatedly made double faults. However, Xie Shuwei and Wang Xinyu were unable to overpower their opponents. They only scored 5 of the 20 break points in the match, and their break success rate was only 25%, which was far lower than their opponents’ 78%. , became the key to defeat.
Hsieh Su-wei returned in April following 18 months of recuperation due to injury. She partnered with Wang Xinyu at the French Open and Czech women’s Barbora Strycova at Wimbledon, winning championships in both cases.
Hsieh Su-wei has won the Grand Slam women’s doubles championship 6 times, both at the French Open and Wimbledon. Today, she lost in the semi-finals of the US Open Women’s Doubles and missed the chance to reach the finals for the first time in her career. The 16-game winning streak in the Grand Slam Women’s Doubles was interrupted, and the dream of three consecutive championships was shattered. However, this year’s results are still tied with the 2012 US Open Women’s Doubles, where they were stopped in the top 4. personal best performance.
Before the start of this US Open, the 37-year-old Hsieh Su-wei was ranked 9th in the world doubles. If she wins the US Open women’s doubles championship, she can return to the top spot in doubles. Now, the new World Doubles team will be replaced by the American combination of Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, whom Hsieh Su-wei and Wang Xinyu defeated in the quarterfinals. Hsieh Su-wei rose to sixth place.
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