
The Terra coalition won the first set and then lost two consecutive sets, losing to the Canadian/Brazilian combination 6:2, 6:7 (2:7), 3:10.
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Xie Shuwei participated in the year-end competition for the seventh time, and this year she teamed up with Ostapenko again. In the first game of the group stage, they lost to France's Meladenovic and China's Guo Hanyu, and in the second game they defeated Belgium's Mertens and China's Zhang Shuai to keep their chances of promotion.
Xie Shuwei and Latvian "O Girl" Ostapenko. (AFP)
[Reporter Wu Mengru/Comprehensive Report] Xie Shuwei and Latvian "O Girl" Jelena Ostapenko missed the advantage of taking the first set in the WTA year-end finals group stage today, and finally lost to the top seeds Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski/Brazil Luisa 6:2, 6:7 (2:7), 3:10 Stefani) reversed, with 1 win and 2 losses in the group stage. Whether they can successfully advance to the top four depends on the result of another game.
Xie Suwei participated in the year-end tournament for the seventh time. This year she and Ostapenko teamed up again. They lost to the third seed Kristina Mladenovic of France/Guo Hanyu of China in the first game of the group stage. However, they successfully defeated Elise Mertens of Belgium/Zhang Shuai of China in the second game to keep their chances of advancement. Today they fought hard to win against Dabloski/Stephanie and advanced to the semi-finals on their own.
Xie Shuwei/Ostapenko broke serve twice at the beginning of the game and gained a 4:1 advantage. Although their opponents broke back later, they immediately responded in the next game and won the first point 6:2. Entering the second set, "Tela United" broke serve twice at the beginning to lead 3:1, but Xiaowei was broken in the 8th game to equalize. After a break at 7, the two lost 2 points in a row, and finally missed the opportunity to close the set in straight sets at 2:7.
In the key 10-game match, Ostapenko was in a lot of situations. His return ball hit the net at the beginning, and then he made an out-of-bounds error. He was attacked by consecutive RBIs and fell into a 2:9 deficit. Although Xie Shuwei forced her opponent to return the ball and hit the net when serving, resolving a late match point, but Ostapenko directly missed the next ball and finally lost 3:10.
Dabloski/Stephanie are sure to advance to the top of the group with 3 consecutive wins. Hsieh Suwei/Ostapenko is not desperate yet with 1 win and 2 losses. The final qualification still depends on the final group match. Meladnović/Guo Hanyu has 1 win and 1 loss before the game, Mertens/Zhang Shuai has 0 wins and 2 losses.

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