Taipei Times
Date: Aug 14, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwanese tennis ace Latisha Chan and partner Ekaterina Makarova of
Latisha Chan, left, of Taiwan and Ekaterina Makarova of Russia discuss their strategy against Ashleigh Barty of Australia and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands during the Rogers Cup women’s doubles final at IGA Stadium in Montreal, Canada, on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Russia were overcome on Sunday by their opponents in the final of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada, but Chan will still hold the world No. 1 ranking in women’s doubles — for just a week or two.
Chan is passing on the Cincinnati Open, for which women’s doubles begin today, to participate in the Asian Games, which open in Indonesia on Sunday. So, her top ranking, made official yesterday, will likely last only until next week.
The Taiwanese-Russian pairing won their first set 6-4 against Australia’s Ashleigh Barty and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands, who staged a comeback 3-6 and 8-10 in two straight sets.
“Unfortunately we didn’t win the title this week, but it was only 2 points away from us, congrats to our opponents, it was a really good match, we all gave our best out there,” Chan wrote on Facebook. [FULL STORY]
