Taipei, Jan. 25 (CNA) Taiwan's Chan Hao-ching (詹皓晴) and Chinese partner Yang Zhaoxuan (楊釗煊) were knocked out in the quarterfinals of the women's doubles at tennis' Australian Open Wednesday, losing to Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula of the United States 1-6, 1-6.
Eleventh seeds Chan and Yang's underdog status was evident in the straight sets defeat, with their second-seeded American opponents dominating for much of the last-eight encounter at the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne.
The Taiwanese-Chinese pairing yielded five game points in a row in a first set that saw them make the first four of an overall five unforced errors.
Despite Chan and Yang winning the second set's opening game, Gauff and Pegula reasserted control of the tie, winning the next six games in a row and with it the match.
Prior to this year, Chan, ranked No. 37 in the world for women's doubles, had made it to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open women's doubles on three occasions with sister Latisha Chan (詹詠然), with the Taiwanese duo reaching the semifinals in 2020.
Pegula and Gauff, both top-ten women's singles players, finished runner-ups in the women's doubles at last year's French Open.
Despite the loss, Yang still left her best women's doubles record at the tournament since she started playing in the Grand Slam event in 2015. Yang was the 10th-best double player according to the tournament's official rankings.
Related News
Jan. 23: Taiwan's Chan Hao-ching into Australian Open women's doubles quarterfinals
- Politics
DPP suspends membership of Tainan City Council speaker, deputy speaker
02/07/2023 07:40 PM - Politics
Envoy back in Taiwan to brief government on relations with Washington
02/07/2023 07:05 PM - Cross-Strait
Local councilors call for turning Kinmen into demilitarized zone
02/07/2023 06:41 PM - Society
Over 400 Taiwanese tourists in Turkey all safe from the earthquake
02/07/2023 06:15 PM - Society
Probe underway after Chiayi student killed, suspect commits suicide
02/07/2023 05:32 PM