Hsieh and Peng win Wimbledon women's doubles title

Hsieh and Peng win Wimbledon women's doubles title
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Summary Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai won women's doubles title at the Wimbledon.

 

LONDON (AP) - Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai won their first Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (1), 6-1 victory Saturday over Australian duo Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua in the women s doubles final at Wimbledon.

 

Hsieh became the first player from Taiwan to win a Grand Slam title while Peng gave China its first doubles title at a major in seven years.

 

The eighth-seeded Hsieh and Peng, who did not face a seeded team until the final, started playing together in 2008, when they won their first 11 matches. They now have six titles together.

 

The 12th-seeded Dellacqua and Barty were bidding to become the first all-Australian team to win the women s title at the All England Club since 1978.
 

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