Chengdu Universiade | Chinese Taipei duos claim two gold medals in tennis doubles-Xinhua

Chengdu Universiade | Chinese Taipei duos claim two gold medals in tennis doubles

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Editor: huaxia

2023-08-05 19:44:30

Chinese Taipei's Liang En-shuo (L)/Wu Fang-hsien pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony for the tennis women's doubles at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

CHENGDU, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Taipei duo Wu Fang-hsien and Liang En-shuo beat China's Guo Hanyu and Jiang Xinyu in the women's doubles tennis final, while Hsu Yu-hsiou and Huang Tsung-hao claimed the men's doubles title at the Chengdu Universiade here on Saturday.

After Guo and Jiang gained an early lead of 5-0, Wu and Liang make an astonishing comeback, claiming seven consecutive games in a row to take the first set, and continued their strong performance in the second set to secure the crown 7-5, 6-4.

In the men's doubles final, Hsu and Huang defeated Jan Jermar and Victor Sklenka of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-3.

Silver medalists China's Jiang Xinyu (L)/Guo Hanyu pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony for the tennis women's doubles at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

Chinese Taipei's Liang En-shuo/Wu Fang-hsien (R) hug each other after winning the tennis women's doubles final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Chinese Taipei's Liang En-shuo (2nd L)/Wu Fang-hsien (1st L) greet China's Jiang Xinyu (2nd R)/Guo Hanyu after the tennis women's doubles final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

China's Jiang Xinyu (L)/Guo Hanyu react during the tennis women's doubles final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Hsu Yu-hsiou (L)/Huang Tsung-hao of Chinese Taipei attend the awarding ceremony for tennis men's doubles at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Hsu Yu-hsiou (L)/Huang Tsung-hao of Chinese Taipei celebrate winning the tennis men's doubles final against Jan Jermar/Victor Andres Sklenka of the Czech Republic at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Hsu Yu-hsiou (R)/Huang Tsung-hao of Chinese Taipei react against Jan Jermar/Victor Andres Sklenka of the Czech Republic during the tennis men's doubles final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Jan Jermar (R)/Victor Andres Sklenka of the Czech Republic compete against Hsu Yu-hsiou/Huang Tsung-hao of Chinese Taipei during the tennis men's doubles final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)