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China's Zhang Shuai and Yang Zhaoxuan advanced to the women's doubles semifinals with their respective partners at the WTA Qatar Open on Wednesday.
Zhang and Giuliana Olmos of Mexico defeated Japanese duo Shuko Aoyama and Makoto Ninomiya 6-0, 6-4 in an hour, setting up a semifinal clash with top seeds, American pair Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegul.
Zhang was also registered in the singles matches but was outplayed by Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic in the first round.
Yang and Russia's Vera Zvonareva came back from one set down to outclass Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus and Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia 4-6, 7-6 (2), 10-7.
They will next face Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichenok and Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in the other semifinal.
In the singles' contention, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek from Poland advanced to the semifinal round after opponent Belinda Bencic of Switzerland withdrew due to fatigue, before which she stormed to victory over American Danielle Collins 6-0, 6-1 in less than an hour.
(With input from Xinhua)
(Cover: Zhang Shuai in action during the WTA Qatar Open 2023 in Doha, Qatar, February 14, 2023. /CFP)
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