Zhan Haoqing/Ruan made a thrilling comeback against the Williams sisters, and the Taiwan-Australia coalition forces opened up the US Open women's doubles

Zhan Haoqing. (AP)

[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] Zhan Haoqing and her young Australian partner Ruan (Maya Joint) went through a three-set battle that lasted more than three hours. They defeated the legendary queen Venus Williams/Serena 6:3, 6:7 (6:8), 7:6 (10:7). Williams), the "Taiwan and Macau Alliance" will compete in the women's doubles at the 2026 US Open. If they win another game, they are expected to team up with Hsieh Su-wei to stage the "Taiwan Civil War".

Zhan Haoqing/Ruan are the 14th seed in the US Open Women's Doubles. By chance, they were drawn by the Williams sisters who once dominated the tennis world. In the Wimbledon Championships at the end of June, 20-year-old Ruan made a huge comeback in the first round of the women's singles against Serena Williams. Now the two teams met in a tight night match at the Arthur Ash Center Stadium. The "Taiwan and Macau Alliance" broke each other in the opening set. They broke again in the 8th game and won the set in three consecutive games from 3:3. In the second set, the two sides protected each other all the way. The experienced big and small powers resolved the crisis of being broken one after another, forcing the front line to grab 7, and regained a victory at the last point of the fifth set.

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The battle line was dragged into the final set. Zhan Haoqing's combination missed a 4:1 lead and was tied by the tenacious Williams sisters. Although the "Taiwan and Macau Alliance" scored 10 consecutive goals and conceded 5 goals, they made a dramatic counterattack. Not only did they go back 5 points from 3:6, but they also directly sealed the final point of the game and narrowly blocked the host country's veteran counterattack. The top 32 were about to face Argentina's Nicole Fossa/Germany's Huergo Tamara. Korpatsch).

In the 2013 China Open, Zhan Haoqing and American comrade Liezel Huber defeated the Williams sisters by grabbing 10 points. Now they have won again after 13 years. If Zhan makes it past the second round, he will have the opportunity to face the 4th seed in the same region, Xie Suwei/Latvian "O sister" Jelena Ostapenko. As for the Xiaowei team, they will first face Spain's Sara Sorribes. Tormo/Marie Bouzkova.

Sister Williams. (AP)

Zhan Haoqing (left) and Ru An. (AP)