Tennis》Zhan Haoqing and Kato Weiwei withdraw from Macao, Hong Kong women's doubles wins the third championship this season
Quick Look
- Zhan Haoqing and Japanese partner Miwei Kato defeated Australian pair Gibson and Inglis in straight sets 6:4, 6:4 to win the Hong Kong WTA 250 Outdoor Hard Court Doubles Championship.
- This is Zhan Haoqing’s 24th WTA Tour title in her career and her third this season.
- It is also the second time she and Kato Miwei have won together after they won in Athens in July.
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Why It Matters
Zhan Haoqing and Japanese partner Miwei Kato advanced to the finals after two consecutive 10-break wins in the Hong Kong WTA250 outdoor hard court this week. They lost only 2 games in Saturday's semifinals and swept the landlord pair Wang Kangyi and Chinese player Jiang Xinjue. In the final, the Taiwanese and Japanese combination faced the Australian combination of Gibson and Inglis and secured the victory in straight sets.
Zhan Haoqing and her Japanese partner Miki Kato played steadily and defeated the Australian pair Talia Gibson/Maddison Inglis 6:4 today. The second seed "Taiwanese-Japanese Alliance" won 4 consecutive victories and jointly won the Hong Kong Women's Tennis Doubles Championship.
This WTA250 level outdoor hard court professional event will kick off the decisive battle in Victoria Park on Sunday. After two consecutive 10-10 comeback wins this week, Zhan Haoqing/Kato Weiwei, their on-the-spot condition and tacit understanding are getting better. On Saturday, the top four lost only 2 games and swept the landlord Wang Kangyi/China Jiang Xinjue, which greatly boosted the morale of the two. Now facing Talia Gibson/English, the two warmed up quickly. They broke each other to maintain the lead in the third game, and took advantage of the trend to win the set. Although the Australians counterattacked and won 2:0 in the second game, the experienced Xiao Zhan combination immediately adjusted back to break and bite. In the crucial seventh game, they seized the opportunity to break through again, and finally closed the door at the end of the fourth match, winning in straight 2 to seal the victory.
Zhan Haoqing has won the 24th WTA Tour title in her career and the third time this season, and has been sealed in Hong Kong for the third time since 2016 and 2017. This is also the second time that she and Kato Miwei won the gold together after Athens in July, bringing an end to this year's hard season.
Open Questions
- The specific date of the competition is not clearly stated in the article.
- Details of the number of spectators and atmosphere of the finals have not been disclosed.
- The amount of prize money for the two champions was not mentioned
