Chinanews client, September 12th. In the 2020 US Open Women's Doubles final that ended early on the 12th, Beijing time, China's Jinhua Xu Yifan and his partner Merichal scored 4:6, 4:6, with a total score of 0:2. Enemy Zvonareva/Sigmund won the runner-up.
This is Xu Yifan's second Grand Slam runner-up after Wimbledon last year.
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Xu Yifan and Merichal started to form a team at the end of last year. So far, they have participated in a total of eight matches, and three of them have reached the finals.
They won the Adelaide championship at the beginning of the year and won the runner-up in Cincinnati not long ago.
At this US Open, Xu Yifan/Merichal, the No. 3 seed in the tournament, reached the semi-finals with a single set, but was severely tested in the semifinals. They narrowly defeated Mohammed/Townsend after saving the match point.
In the first set of the final, the two pairs secured their serve in the first two games, and then Zvonareva/Sigmund controlled the rhythm of the game. They broke serve one after another and took a 5:1 lead.
Although Xu Yifan/Merichal chased 5:4 and saved 5 points tenaciously at the end of the game, they still surrendered the first set 4:6 and fell behind with a big score of 0:1.
The second set was still dominated by Zvonareva/Sigmund. Xu Yifan/Merichal, who had a poor grasp of the key points, made themselves passive and eventually lost the second set 4:6, which was regrettable. Passed by the championship trophy.
This is Xu Yifan's second Grand Slam runner-up after Wimbledon last year.
Although he didn't go further, Xu Yifan has already made a breakthrough: this is the first time a Chinese player has reached the US Open Women's Doubles final. So far, the four Grand Slam women's doubles finals have been China Jinhua.
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