Peng/Xu advance to women's tennis doubles final at National Games
www.chinaview.cn 2009-10-25 13:59:19   Print

    JINAN, East China, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Women's doubles tennis players Peng Shuai and Xu Yifan from Tianjin beat Lu Jingjing and Sun Shengnan of the People's Liberation Army 2-0 Sunday for the finals at the 11th Chinese National Games on Sunday.

    Peng/Xu took a hard 7-6 lead by downing Lu and Sun in the first set. Then Peng/Xu overwhelmed their rivals 6-3 to seal the victory.

    "The match went tight, especially in the first set," said Peng. "It's mainly because we were nervous at the beginning and made several mistakes."

    The 23-year-old Peng takes part in all the three events -- singles, doubles and mixed doubles -- in the tournament. She fought two games everyday these days.

    "I won't deny I'm tired," said Peng. "but I will hold on."

    Peng led the Tianjin team to win a gold medal in the team's event, which was held earlier in July.

    Peng/Xu will meet Zheng Jie/Yanzi from Sichuan for the women's doubles gold on Monday.

Editor: Fang Yang
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