Strycova wins doubles title with Hsieh on her farewell at Wimbledon

[July 17, 2023]  LONDON (Reuters) - Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strycova captured their second Wimbledon women's doubles title in four years by defeating third seeds Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens 7-5 6-4 under a closed Centre Court roof on Sunday.   

The Taiwan-Czech 37-year-olds, who also triumphed together in 2019, sealed the first set after Australian Hunter slapped a forehand into the net.

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 16, 2023 Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei and Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova celebrate with their trophies after winning the women's doubles final against Belgium's Elise Mertens and Australia's Storm Hunter REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

With Strycova set to retire after this year's U.S. Open, Hsieh made sure her partner got the perfect send-off from Wimbledon as she blazed a crosscourt winner on their second match point to the seal the title.

"I couldn't ask for a better finish," said Strycova, who reached the Wimbledon singles semi-finals in 2019.

The doubles title was Hsieh's fourth at Wimbledon, having also teamed up with Belgian Mertens in 2021 and China's Peng Shuai in 2013.

(Reporting by Pritha Sarkar, editing by Ken Ferris)

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