Recently, Chinese Taiwanese tennis star Xie Shuwei lifted the trophy of the world's No. 1 women's doubles!
At this year's Australia-Australia Open, Xie Shuwei not only won the mixed doubles event, but also won the gold medal in the women's doubles event. She also became the first athlete in nearly 24 years to accomplish this feat. And at the subsequent Indian Wells Masters, Xie Shuwei and her partner Mertens successfully won the championship again. So far, Xie Shuwei has won 7 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, 13 WTA1000 women's doubles titles and 1 WTA year-end finals women's doubles title. Ten years ago, in 2014, the women's doubles combination of Xie Shuwei and another Chinese star won the women's doubles championship at Wimbledon and the Indian Wells Masters, and Xie Shuwei successfully topped the world No. 1!
The 38-year-old Xie Shuwei has shown good form since returning from injury. Now she has reached the top again, and her good results have also brought her a very considerable bonus! According to media reports, up to now, Xie Shuwei's prize money this season has accumulated to 554653 US dollars (equivalent to about 4.02 million yuan). This also means that Xie Shuwei's current average monthly income exceeds one million yuan!
After winning the women's doubles world No. 1 trophy, Hsieh's next goal is to represent Chinese Taipei in the upcoming Paris Olympics! According to the rules, because Xie Shuwei is the world No. 1 in women's doubles, the partner participating in the Paris Olympics must be within the top 300 in the world. She can choose any female player from Taiwan, China! However, Xie Shuwei's brother sparked controversy about Xie Shuwei's choice of partner! Her brother said that if there is no suitable partner, she can't afford to climb high! For the sake of the Olympic Games, I believe Xie Shuwei will take it seriously!
In doubles, the strongest thigh, everyone fights for hugs! Whether it is women's doubles or mixed doubles, Xie Shuwei is both thighs! Especially in women's doubles, she has been paired with others many times in her career, and as long as she reaches the Grand Slam final, she will not let the championship fall behind! Therefore, Xie Shuwei is also the most popular athlete among many female players! Chinese Taipei also has many outstanding players, how can Xie Shuwei choose? Let's wait and see!
It is worth mentioning that Xie Shuwei was still a singles athlete before, but as she got older, she chose to retire singles at the beginning of this year, in fact, Xie Shuwei's singles ability is also good, she was once ranked 23rd in the world, and she has beaten the world No. 1 twice!