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Taiwanese women’s doubles tennis tournament progress

Overview

Taiwanese tennis players have achieved success in recent WTA 1000 and Grand Slam women’s doubles tournaments. At the Canadian Open in Toronto, the fifth-seeded pairing of Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Ulrikke Eikeri and Quinn Gleason 6-4, 7-6(1). During that tournament, Chan Hao-ching and partner Maya Joint, as well as Fang-Hsuan Wu and partner Jiang Xinyu, were eliminated in the round of 16. At the Cincinnati Open, Hsieh Su-wei and Ostapenko reached the round of 16 by defeating Tereza Mihalikova and Olivia Nicholls 7-6(2), 6-3. Additionally, Taiwanese player Liang En-shuo, partnering with Shuko Aoyama, also advanced to the round of 16 after defeating Giuliana Olmos and Ingrid Neel 6-2, 7-5.

Transitioning to the US Open, the Hsieh-Ostapenko partnership, now seeded fourth, advanced to the round of 32 by defeating Darija Jurak Schreiber and Antonia Ruzic 6-4, 6-3. Wu Fang-hsuan and partner Kato Miwa also reached the round of 32. Hsieh and Ostapenko subsequently advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating the fourteenth seeds, Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint, 6-4, 6-4. This match was marked by significant tension; Ostapenko requested a translator, alleging the opposing coach made ‘provocative and sarcastic comments in Chinese’. Following the win, Chan declined to shake hands with Hsieh, opting to high-five Ostapenko instead. This incident reignited discussions regarding a long-standing rift between the two players involving the Chinese Taipei Tennis Association, with Chan accusing Hsieh of being the ‘aggressor’ via social media.

Hsieh and Ostapenko were eventually eliminated in the US Open quarterfinals by the 8th-seeded pair of Elise Mertens and Diana Shnaider, losing 5-7, 3-6. This loss marked the third time Hsieh has been eliminated in the US Open women’s doubles quarterfinals.

Entities

Jelena Ostapenko · Hsieh Su-wei · US Open · Zhang Shuai · Su-Wei Hsieh

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [SPORTS] 5 sources
    Su-Wei Hsieh and Jelena Ostapenko exit US Open doubles quarterfinals

    Su-Wei Hsieh and Jelena Ostapenko exited the US Open women's doubles quarterfinals after a loss to Elise Mertens and Diana Shnaider, amid reports of on-court tension and handshake controversies.

  2. 5 days ago

    [SPORTS] 9 sources
    Hsieh Su-wei and Ostapenko advance at US Open amid tension with Chan Hao-ching

    Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko defeated Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint at the US Open, a match overshadowed by allegations of coaching provocation and a refusal to shake hands due to a long-standing rivalry.

  3. 7 days ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko advance to US Open round of 32

    Fourth-seeded Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko defeated Croatia's Jurak Schreiber and Ruzic 6-4, 6-3 to reach the US Open women's doubles round of 32.

  4. 26 days ago

    [SPORTS] 4 sources
    Hsieh Su-wei and Liang En-shuo advance to Cincinnati Open round of 16

    Taiwanese doubles players Hsieh Su-wei and Liang En-shuo both advanced to the round of 16 at the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open.

  5. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Hsieh Su-wei and Ostapenko reach Toronto WTA 1000 quarterfinals

    Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko advanced to the WTA 1000 Canadian Open women's doubles quarterfinals after defeating Ulrikke Eikeri and Quinn Gleason.

Sources

chinesepress.com · dziennik.pl · epochtimes.com · heartbeats.jp · hk.news.yahoo.com · ltsports.com.tw · nypost.com · peoplenews.tw · saintmichaels.org.uk · singtaousa.com · sport.hotnews.ro · sport1.pl · sports.ettoday.net · stheadline.com · tenis.net.pl

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