Wimbledon: Liang En-shuo's Doubles Run Ends in Semifinals; Best Grand Slam Performance Achieved

The "Taiwan-Japan alliance" of Liang En-shuo and Shuko Aoyama's run at the Wimbledon Championships has ended. The 13th-seeded pair fell 5-7, 3-6 to the second-seeded Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Luisa Stefani of Brazil in the women's doubles semifinals. This defeat halts their four-match winning streak at the tournament. However, reaching the semifinals of two consecutive Grand Slams, following their performance at the French Open last month, represents Liang's best career achievement. The pair, both under 160 cm, had carried their momentum from the clay courts to the grass, using their speed to overcome opponents. In the semifinals, they faced the formidable duo of Dabrowski and Stefani on Court No. 1. After strong service games from both sides, the match remained tight until the final game of the first set, where Aoyama's serve was broken, leading to the loss of the set. In the second set, Liang's team attempted a comeback, but despite saving three break points in a crucial eighth game, Aoyama's serve was broken again, putting them behind 3-5. Dabrowski then held serve strongly to close out the match in 67 minutes. Their opponents in the final will be the 10th-seeded Kristina Mladenovic of France and Guo Hanyu of China, who upset the top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend.