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Wang Ziying & Li Xiaohui win China's first Grand Slam title in wheelchair tennis at Australian Open

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L-R: Li Xiaohui, Wang Ziying, Manami Tanaka and Zhu Zhenzhen celebrate with their trophies after the women's wheelchair doubles final at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, January 24, 2025. /CFP
L-R: Li Xiaohui, Wang Ziying, Manami Tanaka and Zhu Zhenzhen celebrate with their trophies after the women's wheelchair doubles final at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, January 24, 2025. /CFP

L-R: Li Xiaohui, Wang Ziying, Manami Tanaka and Zhu Zhenzhen celebrate with their trophies after the women's wheelchair doubles final at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, January 24, 2025. /CFP

China's Wang Ziying and Li Xiaohui have combined to win the country's first Grand Slam title in wheelchair tennis.

Wang and Li claimed a 6-2, 6-3 win over Chinese compatriot Zhu Zhenzhen and Manami Tanaka of Japan in the Australian Open women's wheelchair doubles final on Friday.

Li was a quarterfinalist in doubles in Melbourne last year, before going on to reach the doubles semifinals at the French Open and Wimbledon. Wang was making her debut at the Australian Open, after reaching the Wimbledon semifinals last year in both singles and doubles.

For Zhu, the loss in the final continued a run of close calls at Melbourne Park, where she is now a four-time doubles runner-up. She is also a three-time runner-up in singles at the French Open. Tanaka has been a semifinalist in singles and twice in doubles in Australia, but has never captured a major title.

Source(s): AP
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