LONDON : 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
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
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 winning the women's doubles final against Belgium's Elise Mertens and Australia's Storm Hunter REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 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 winning the women's doubles final against Belgium's Elise Mertens and Australia's Storm Hunter REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 16, 2023 Belgium's Elise Mertens and Australia's Storm Hunter in action during the women's doubles final against Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova and Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
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