China’s Zhang Shuai, alongside France’s Kristina Mladenovic, advanced to the US Open women’s doubles final after a challenging 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory against Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend on Wednesday. This marks Zhang’s fourth Grand Slam doubles final and her first at the US Open since winning the title with Samantha Stosur in 2021. Zhang...
Tomas Machac admitted he was “really sad” for Zhizen Zhang after defeating him to win Olympic gold in the mixed doubles event. Machac, teaming up with Katerina Siniakova—rumored to still be his partner—secured his first medal for Czechia with a dramatic 6-2, 5-7, [10-8] victory over Zhang and Xinyu Wang of China. It was unusual...
Zheng Qinwen of China achieved a historic victory by defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-2, 6-3 in the women’s singles tennis final at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on Saturday. This remarkable win makes Zheng the first Chinese and first Asian player to stand atop the podium in an Olympic singles tennis event. Over the...
In a groundbreaking moment for Asian tennis, China’s Zheng Qinwen has made history by becoming the first Asian-born player to reach a singles final at the Olympics. The sixth-seeded sensation delivered an extraordinary performance on Thursday, defeating world No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland in the semifinals at the Paris Olympics. Zheng’s victory is not...