Great news for tennis fans! Two Chinese women's doubles teams have advanced to the semifinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates. 🏆
First up, the dynamic duo of China's Zhang Shuai and France's Kristina Mladenovic faced off against Hungary's Fanny Stollar and Russia's Alexandra Panova in a thrilling revenge match. After building a quick lead of 5-1 in the first set, Zhang and Kristina maintained their momentum, clinching the set 6-2. In the second set, they continued their impressive form, securing another 6-4 victory to sweep into the semifinals. They will now take on Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic and Taylor Townsend of the USA.
Meanwhile, Xu Yifan and Yang Zhaoxuan battled fiercely against Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan and Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic. Xu and Yang won the first set 6-4, but their opponents bounced back to take the second set 6-3, sending the match to a decisive super tiebreak. Demonstrating resilience and skill, Xu and Yang triumphed 10-8 in the tiebreak, securing their spot in the semifinals where they'll face Jeļena Ostapenko of Latvia and Hsieh Su-wei of Chinese Taipei.
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Chinese players make women's doubles semifinals at Dubai Championships
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