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Taiwanese tennis players advance in Asian Games doubles

Taiwanese tennis players achieved significant success at the Asian Games, with multiple doubles teams advancing to the quarter-finals and semi-finals.

Hsieh Su-wei and Tseng Chun-hsin secured a spot in the mixed doubles quarter-finals after defeating the second-seeded Indian pair, Rutuja Bhosale and Yuki Bhambri, with a score of 6-3, 6-4. The victory marks a notable achievement for the unseeded duo against the former gold medalists.

In the men's doubles category, Ho Cheng-rui and Hsu Yu-hsiu advanced to the semi-finals by defeating the fifth-seeded Indian pair, Yuki Bhambri and Dhakshineswar Suresh, with a 7-6(5), 6-3 victory. This win secures Taiwan's first tennis medal of the games. Hsu Yu-hsiu also competed in the men's singles, where he was eliminated in the round of 16 after a close match against Japan's Hayato Moriya.

Additionally, Chan Hao-ching and Wu Fang-hsuan advanced to the women's doubles quarter-finals following a 6-3, 6-1 win over a Philippine duo. Chan also secured a quarter-final berth in mixed doubles alongside Ho Cheng-rui after a dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory.

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Asian Games · Dhakshineswar Suresh · Ho Cheng-hui · Ho Cheng-rui · Hsieh Su-wei · Hsu Yu-hsiu · Tseng Chun-hsin · Yuki Bhambri