Hsieh Wins Third Wimbledon Doubles Title, This Time With Mertens
LONDON Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei claimed her third Wimbledon doubles title with a third different partner as she and Elise Mertens hung on to claim victory in a marathon final against Russian duo Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina on Saturday.
The Taiwanese-Belgian duo saved match points on the way to claiming a 3–6 7–5 9–7 win on Centre Court.
It was the second successive Wimbledon doubles crown for Hsieh who joined forces with recently-retired Barbora Strycova to win the title in 2019.
She also won the title in 2013 with Peng Shuai.
This time it was Mertens, the newly-installed No.1 ranked women’s doubles player, who she teamed up with to great effect.
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 10, 2021 Taiwan s Hsieh Su-wei and Belgium s Elise Mertens celebrate with the trophies after winning the women s doubles final against Russia s Elena Vesnina and Veronika Kudermetova REUTERS/Toby Melville
LONDON (Reuters) - Taiwan s Hsieh Su-wei claimed her third Wimbledon doubles title with a third different partner as she and Elise Mertens hung on to claim victory in a marathon final against Russian duo Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina on Saturday.
The Taiwanese-Belgian duo saved match points on the way to claiming a 3-6 7-5 9-7 win on Centre Court.
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11 July, 2021, 5:09 pm
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 10, 2021 Taiwan s Hsieh Su-wei and Belgium s Elise Mertens celebrate with the trophies after winning the women s doubles final against Russia s Elena Vesnina and Veronika Kudermetova REUTERS/Toby Melville
LONDON (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei claimed her third Wimbledon doubles title with a third different partner as she and Elise Mertens hung on to claim victory in a marathon final against Russian duo Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina on Saturday.
The Taiwanese-Belgian duo saved match points on the way to claiming a 3-6 7-5 9-7 win on Centre Court.
Elise, Hsieh clinch Wimbledon women s doubles title
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Elise, Hsieh clinch Wimbledon women s doubles title.. Image Source: IANS News
London, July 11 : No.3 seeds Elise Mertens of Belgium and Hsieh Su-wei of Chinese Taipei saved two match points to defeat the unheralded Russian pair of Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina 3-6, 7-5, 9-7 in a thrilling doubles final here at Wimbledon.
From 3-6, 3-5 down, the No.3 seeds came all the way back, giving Hsieh her third title at the All-England Club and Mertens a third Grand Slam title overall on Saturday evening. It was such a tough match. They had match points, I think a couple, so we just kept going. We said to each other, Just keep going, Elise told wtatennis.com.
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