DistantNews
Support us
🇹🇼 Taiwan /Sports

Taiwanese Tennis Star Ho Cheng-jui Advances to Lexington Challenger Semifinals

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Sources not specified Context piece
  • Taiwanese tennis player Ho Cheng-jui and his Belarusian partner advanced to the semifinals of the Lexington Challenger doubles.
  • The top-seeded pair won a tight match against a New Zealand duo in three sets.
  • They will now face a strong Ecuadorian-Indian team for a spot in the finals.

Taiwanese tennis player Ho Cheng-jui and his Belarusian partner Ivan Liutarevich have reached the semifinals of the Lexington Challenger doubles tournament in Kentucky. The top-seeded pair overcame a challenge from New Zealand's Ajeet Rai and Finn Reynolds, winning the match 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 10-6.

Ho and Liutarevich had a strong start, defeating their compatriots Hsu Yu-hsiou and Japan's Kota Watanabe in straight sets in the first round. Their quarterfinal match was delayed by local weather conditions and saw both teams hold serve until a tiebreak in the first set. The Taiwanese-Belarusian duo seized the crucial points at 5-5 to take the lead.

However, the New Zealand pair fought back in the second set, breaking Ho's serve in the ninth game to level the match. The deciding tiebreak saw Ho and Liutarevich regain their composure, pulling ahead from 5-5 with three consecutive points to secure the victory.

They are now set to compete for a place in the final against the third-seeded pair, Gonzalo Escobar of Ecuador and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha of India.

DistantNews Editorial

Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

More Stories

From Our Blog