Tennis: Chan Hao-ching, Aoyama finish Nottingham doubles runners-up

Taiwanese tennis player Chan Hao-ching and her Japanese partner Shuko Aoyama secured the runner-up position in the Nottingham women's doubles tournament. The second-seeded pair fell in the final to the unseeded British wildcard duo Harriet Dart and Maia Lumsden, losing 3-6, 4-6.

Chan and Aoyama had a strong run to the final, winning three consecutive matches with comeback victories. Their performance surpassed their previous best at Nottingham, reaching the final after a semi-final appearance in 2022. However, they were unable to replicate their winning form against Dart and Lumsden.

In the first set, both pairs exchanged service breaks early on, but Chan and Aoyama lost their serve in the eighth game, conceding the set. The second set saw the Taiwanese-Japanese duo face further breaks, falling behind 1-5. Despite a spirited effort in the eighth game where they saved two match points and broke back, they ultimately could not prevent their opponents from holding serve to clinch the title.

This WTA 250 grass-court event concludes Chan and Aoyama's brief reunion. Chan Hao-ching will next partner Clara Tauson of Denmark in the WTA 500 event in Bad Homburg, Germany. Aoyama will team up with Liang En-shuo. Both players are using these tournaments as final preparations for the upcoming Wimbledon Championships.