MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 27, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The first champions of the Australian Open, Hsieh Su-Wei and Jan Zielinski, almost didn’t compete in the mixed doubles competition. Each of them, Hsieh from Taiwan and Zielinski of Poland, are established doubles […]
INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, October 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Elise Mertens of Belgium have teamed together for just eight tournaments. Their partnership grew out of two others – Hsieh and Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic, […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) In just their fifth tournament together, Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Elise Mertens of Belgium won the Wimbledon Championships ladies’ doubles title Saturday evening on Centre Court. The third-seeded Taiwanese-Belgian duo saved two […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 14, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) As the second week of the Australian Open commenced without fans at Melbourne Park on Sunday, five Grand Slam champions looked to gain passage into the quarterfinal round. Indeed, Day Seven was an […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 10, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Mercurial Nick Kyrgios not only saved two match points during his second-round Australian Open battle against 29th seed Ugo Humbert, which he won 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4, Wednesday night. He battled […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 10, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Hsieh Su-Wei is known for beating top players in Grand Slam settings on big stages. Previously, she’s beaten Garbiñe Muguruza at the Australian Open and Simon Halep at Wimbledon. On Wednesday in the […]
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