UNASSAILABLE: Sending down four aces and winning 58 of the 89 points contested, Hsieh Cheng-peng and Peng Hsien-yin took only 56 minutes to defeat the Iranians 6-0, 6-4
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 09, 2018
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter
Taiwan yesterday retained their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group II status by thrashing Iran
Hsieh Cheng-peng, front, and Peng Hsien-yin play Amirvala Madanchi and Ashkan Shokoofi at the Taipei Tennis Center yesterday. Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times
4-0 on the hard courts at the Taipei Tennis Center.
After the host cruised into a 2-0 lead on Saturday after the singles rubbers, Hsieh Cheng-peng and Peng Hsien-yin took just 56 minutes to defeat Amirvala Madanchi and Ashkan Shokoofi 6-0, 6-4 in the doubles rubber to move into an unassailable 3-0 lead in the relegation playoff.
Hsieh and Peng did not face a single break point against the Iranian pairing while converting four of eight, sending down four aces and winning 58 of the 89 points contested.
In the first reverse single rubber, Hsu Yu-hsiou, the 19-year-old Taiwanese world No. 1,971, rallied from a set down to defeat Iranian world No. 1,349 Shahin Khaledan 4-6, 6-1, 10-8 in 1 hour, 25 minutes.
Hsu saved four of five break points and converted two of four, winning 70 of the 129 points contested.
Taiwan skipper Chiang Jinn-yen and Iran captain Saeid Ahmadvand then agreed not to contest the second scheduled reverse singles rubber between Yang Tsung-hua and Madanchi. [FULL STORY]
