On March 20, Beijing time, the 2022 WTA Indian Wells Station ended the women's doubles final competition, and the Chinese combination of Xu Yipan / Yang Zhaoxuan lost two straight sets 7-5, 7-6 (4) to defeat the 7th seed Mohammed / Chai yuan Yinglai to win the championship.
In the first set, the No. 7 seed took the lead in the form, breaking the first serve of the Chinese combination and establishing a 3-1 start. After four sets, the two sides saved their own serves, and the score alternately rose to 5-3, with Mohammed/Shibahara Eirai leading. In the ninth set, the Chinese combination had to protect the serve, Xu Yipan / Yang Zhaoxuan once again improved their status, and the consecutive guarantee belt broke a wave of small climaxes in four consecutive sets, and won the first set with a 7-5 reversal, leading 1-0.
In the second set, the two sides were stuck in a stalemate, the score was tightly clenched, and finally had to decide the winner by grabbing seven sets. In the seventh, the Chinese duo took a 6-3 lead and grasped the second championship point, winning 7-4, thus winning the second set 7-6 (4), defeating the opponent 2-0 with a big score and winning the first tour championship since the cooperation!
This is the second WTA 1000 championship and the 11th overall WTA doubles title in Xu Yipan's career, while Yang Zhaoxuan won the highest level title of his career so far and the fifth WTA doubles title. It is worth mentioning that Xu Yipan / Yang Zhaoxuan did not qualify until the last minute at the Indian Wells station, but in the end, he will successfully win the cup. After the match, the two also reviewed the performance of the two weeks and shared their feelings after winning the championship.
To be able to participate in this event, Yang Zhaoxuan said that he was still very lucky, "I am very happy at the moment, and I did not expect the result to be so good two weeks ago." At that time, we had not yet qualified, and we were the last half-hour to withdraw from the competition before we were the last to enter the signing form. It was actually a tough process, and we did a good job this time, so we're proud of ourselves to this day. "We will do some preparations for each game, including watching the opponent's video and some previous matches, so this time we are very well prepared." We've been practicing our tactics along the way, every point to the end, every ball to the end, every ball to try to chase, focus on this, and did a very good job today. ”
"Every game is well prepared and I watch more than an hour of video or highlights. The most important thing is to play your own ball well, to play everyone's skills and tactics to the extreme, and then to make some different adjustments according to the changes in the opponents on the pitch. Xu Yipan added.
(Text, Editor: Milk Jun, Photo: Visual China)