MIDDLE EAST SWEEP: The title victory saw the Taiwanese-Czech duo become only the second partnership to win in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Doha since 2012
Taipei Times
Date: Mar 01, 2020
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter
Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strycova on Friday claimed their third doubles title of the season at
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei, left, partnered with Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic, right, returns to Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko in their Qatar Open women’s doubles final in Doha on Friday.
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The top seeds battled to a 6-2, 5-7, 10-2 victory over sixth seeds Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in 1 hour, 30 minutes at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha.
The Taiwanese-Czech pairing saved 11 of 15 break points and converted five of 13, winning 71 percent of their points on second return to complete a rare Middle East sweep, becoming only the second partnership to win in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Doha since Americans Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber in 2012.
“It’s not easy to always travel from Dubai, then here. You know, we play also singles, so it’s a lot of matches, but also it’s tough mentally and physically,” Strycova told the WTA Web site.
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