Text/Yangcheng Evening News All-Media Reporter Long Xi
Tonight Wimbledon held the second round of women's doubles match. Top seed Zhang Shuai/ Mertens easily defeated grid 6-3, 6-2. Rubic /Osorio successfully advanced to the top 16. Next, they will face No. 15 seeds Chichenok/Olalu.
Zhang Shuai swept away the shadow of the women's singles defeat and performed well in the women's doubles competition. In the first round, as the top seeds in women's doubles, Zhang Shuai/Mertens easily defeated Bondar/Minnion 6-3, 6-1 in less than an hour and successfully advanced.
Mertens from of Belgium is WTA the current world number one in women's doubles. Previously, she had partnered with Sabalenka and Hsieh Su-wei respectively, and won three Grand Slam doubles championships.
At the WTA 250 Birmingham Station, Zhang Shuai and Mertens partnered to reach the women's doubles final. However, on the final day, Zhang Shuai gave up the game and finished second due to physical exhaustion due to three matches in one day. (For more news and information, please follow Yangcheng Pai pai.ycwb.com)
source | Yangcheng Evening News·Yangcheng Pai
title picture | Visual China
editor | Ge Wanli
