Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/01/21
By: Lung Po-an and William Yen
Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) Taiwanese tennis star Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) and her partner
Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇, front) and Peng Shuai (彭帥)/CNA file photo
Peng Shuai (彭帥) of China continued their winning streak at the Australian Open Sunday, advancing to the final eight pairs in the women’s doubles.
The Taiwan-China duo, seeded eighth in the first Grand Slam event of the year, defeated 12th-seeded Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany and American Raquel Atawo 6-4, 6-2 in 70 minutes in their third-round match.
Hsieh and Peng struggled in the early stages of the match but then warmed up and never looked back, finishing the set 6-4.
The duo then continued to dominate the second set 6-2. [FULL STORY]
