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Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei wins US Open doubles opener, while Wu Fang-hsien also overturns seeded rivals

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko advanced to the US Open women’s doubles round of 32 with a straight-sets win.
  • Wu Fang-hsien and Japan’s Miyu Kato also reached the round of 32 after defeating the No. 12 seeds in three sets.

Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko opened their 2026 US Open women’s doubles campaign with a win, advancing to the last 32.

The fourth-seeded pair overcame Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic and Darija Jurak Schreiber 6-4, 6-3 at Flushing Meadows. Hsieh and Ostapenko recovered after falling 0-2 behind and held their lead through a second-set break battle.

Wu Fang-hsien and Japan’s Miyu Kato also advanced. They rallied past the 12th-seeded team of Slovakia’s Tereza Mihalikova and Britain’s Olivia Nicholls, winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 after breaking serve in the decisive set’s seventh game.

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