Zhan Haoqing/Ruan broke into the top 16 of the US Open women's doubles and will team up with Hsieh Su-wei to stage Taiwan's civil war

Zhan Haoqing (from right) and Ru An. (File photo)

[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] Zhan Haoqing and her young Australian partner Ruan (Maya Joint) once again passed the 3-set test, defeating Argentina's Nicole Fossa/Germany's Huergo Tamara 6:0, 6:7 (3:7), 6:4 Korpatsch), the 14th seeded "Taiwan-Macao Alliance" has passed two levels in the women's doubles at the 2026 US Open. The top 16 will soon team up with Hsieh Su-wei to stage the "Taiwan Civil War".

After a three-set battle lasting more than three hours, Zhan Haoqing/Ruan debuted, defeating the legendary queen Venus Williams/Serena Williams who once dominated the tennis world. Williams), met Vergo/Kerpaci in the second round. The "Taiwan and Macau Alliance" started the match with a strong momentum and cleared 6 consecutive games. However, in the second set, the two sides reached a mutually guaranteed deadlock and fought all the way into the tiebreaker. Although Xiao Zhan's combination recovered 2 points from 1:4, they were defeated by their tenacious opponent with another 3 points to regain the victory. In the final set, the "Taiwan-Macao Alliance" regained its momentum and seized the opportunity to break in the crucial 9th ​​game at the end of the set. They fought fiercely for more than 2 hours to qualify. In the third round, they faced the fourth seed in the same region, Hsieh Su-Wei/Latvian "O Girl" Jelena Ostapenko.

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As for Wu Fangxian/Kato Weiwei, after reversing the first three sets to defeat the 12th-seeded rival, they defeated the Ukrainian twins L. Chichenok/N. Nadiia Kichenok 6:2, 4:6, 6:2. They also won two consecutive games and reached the top 32 of the women's doubles.