Liang En-shuo and Shuko Aoyama Reach French Open Women's Doubles Semifinals, 4th Taiwanese Player to Do So
Taiwan's Liang En-shuo and her Japanese partner Shuko Aoyama defeated the 13th-seeded pair of Guo Hanyu (China) and Kristina Mladenovic (France) 6-4, 6-4 in the French Open women's doubles quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. Liang becomes the 4th Taiwanese player to achieve this feat.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, June 4) "Taiwan's Little Cannon" Liang En-shuo, 25, partnered with Japan's Shuko Aoyama, 38, to defeat the 13th-seeded duo of Guo Hanyu (China) and Kristina Mladenovic (France) 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the French Open women's doubles on Tuesday, advancing to the semifinals. Liang becomes the fourth Taiwanese player to reach this stage.
Liang, who stands at 158cm, earned the nickname "Taiwan's Little Cannon" for her heavy and fast shots. At this tournament, she formed a "giant-killer" duo with the 154cm-tall Aoyama, consistently upsetting seeded pairs as the "Taiwan-Japan united front" smoothly advanced to the final four.
In the quarterfinal match, the first set was a battle of breaks, with the score tied at 4-4. The "Taiwan-Japan" pair seized their opportunity in the crucial ninth game, breaking their opponents' serve and then holding their own to take the set 6-4. Carrying that momentum, Liang and Aoyama maintained their strong form in the second set, outperforming their opponents in both winners and unforced errors. They secured a decisive break in a hard-fought seventh game and closed out the match 6-4 to earn a spot in the women's doubles semifinals. They will next face the second-seeded pair of Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan) and Aleksandra Krunic (Serbia) for a place in the championship match.
Making her debut in the French Open women's doubles, Liang has achieved her best career result in a Grand Slam. She is the only remaining Taiwanese player in the draw and becomes the fourth Taiwanese player, after Chan Yung-jan, Chan Hao-ching, and Hsieh Su-wei, to reach the women's doubles semifinals at Roland Garros, marking a significant milestone. (Editor: Li Hsi-chang)
Liang, who stands at 158cm, earned the nickname "Taiwan's Little Cannon" for her heavy and fast shots. At this tournament, she formed a "giant-killer" duo with the 154cm-tall Aoyama, consistently upsetting seeded pairs as the "Taiwan-Japan united front" smoothly advanced to the final four.
In the quarterfinal match, the first set was a battle of breaks, with the score tied at 4-4. The "Taiwan-Japan" pair seized their opportunity in the crucial ninth game, breaking their opponents' serve and then holding their own to take the set 6-4. Carrying that momentum, Liang and Aoyama maintained their strong form in the second set, outperforming their opponents in both winners and unforced errors. They secured a decisive break in a hard-fought seventh game and closed out the match 6-4 to earn a spot in the women's doubles semifinals. They will next face the second-seeded pair of Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan) and Aleksandra Krunic (Serbia) for a place in the championship match.
Making her debut in the French Open women's doubles, Liang has achieved her best career result in a Grand Slam. She is the only remaining Taiwanese player in the draw and becomes the fourth Taiwanese player, after Chan Yung-jan, Chan Hao-ching, and Hsieh Su-wei, to reach the women's doubles semifinals at Roland Garros, marking a significant milestone. (Editor: Li Hsi-chang)