The 2023 French Open continues, with the women's doubles final attracting much attention. China's 22-year-old Wang Xinyu and veteran Xie Shuwei will compete. The Straits group reached the final, which gave everyone a big surprise. Wang Xinyu and Xie Shuwei's opponents are Fernandez and Townsend.
In the first set, Wang Xinyu and Xie Shuwei lost 1-6 and trailed 0-1. In the second set, with the score leading, Wang Xinyu and Xie Shuwei were nearly reversed by Fernandez and Thomderson. Wang Xinyu performed very well at key moments. Her offense is very sharp. In the end, the Straits team won 7-6 to equalize the score. After chasing 1-1, the two sides came to the same running line.
In the last set, Wang Xinyu and Xie Shuwei were in better shape. The first two games were 2-0 in the two. Fernandez and Townsend are under a lot of pressure and not as aggressive as the first two. Notably, Wang Xinyu played so well in the final set that she suddenly went crazy and overwhelmed her opponent. Trump and Fernandez picked up their form after leading 3-0 and eventually trailed 3-1. In the fourth inning, Wang Xinyu's serve was of very high quality. After the fierce battle, Wang Xinyu and Xie Shuwei led 4-1. In the end, Wang Xinyu and Xie Shuwei easily defeated their opponents 6-1 to win the tiebreaker and win the French Open women's doubles title 2-1 on aggregate.
After Wang Xinyu and Xie Shuwei won the championship, they left the arena with a smile and were very happy. This is the third time in her career that 22-year-old Wang Xinyu has competed in Grand Slam women's doubles. She became the second Chinese mainland to win the French Open women's doubles title and the fifth Chinese mainland to win a Grand Slam women's doubles title. Xie Shuwei won the French Open women's doubles title again after nine years. It was also her fifth career Grand Slam women's doubles title.
After the match, CCTV Sports also posted a congratulatory message to Wang Xinyu and Xie Shuwei: "Win, Wang Xinyu and Xie Shuwei won the French Open women's doubles championship." "This is also a huge achievement for Chinese tennis. After Li Ne's retirement, Wang Xinyu became the leader. It seems that she has the hope of becoming the first sister of Chinese tennis in the future. She also excelled in the game and had a big heart.
Wang Xinyu is only 22 years old this year. She was born into a sports family to Chinese professional athletes. Wang Xinyu defeated Mary Buzkova and Rebecca Petersen at the French Open to set a personal personal record in Grand Slam singles and successfully reached the last 32 of the women's singles. Her career has reached another breakthrough. It is worth mentioning that after Wang Xinyu won the French Open, she also won a lot of bonuses. In singles, Wang Xinyu reached the round of 32 and received 142,000 euros, excluding the prize money for the first-round win. After participating in the final, the double prize money reached 147,500 euros. The two bonuses are equivalent to a total of 2.22 million yuan. After winning the French Open, Wang Xinyu and Xie Shuwei received a prize of 590,000 euros. The two have a total of 295,000 euros, which translates into more than 2.2 million yuan. In other words, if you add the bonus for winning the first round of singles, Wang Xinyu's French Open prize money is about 5 million yuan.
Xie Shuwei was born in January 1986 and is 37 years old this year. She is also a well-known tennis player who has achieved excellent results in her career. She was the 2013 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Champion and the 2013 Women's Tennis Association Women's Doubles Champion, the 2014 French Open Women's Doubles Champion, the 2019 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Champion and the 2019 Women's Doubles Champion of the International Women's Tennis Association Year-End Finals.