TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Taiwan tennis star Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) and her Latvian partner Jelena Ostapenko lost in the women’s doubles quarterfinals at the Australian Open on Wednesday (Jan. 28), falling to the Canadian-Brazilian duo of Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani. The No. 3 seeds lost 1-6, 6-7 (5-7), ending Hsieh’s bid for a 10th Grand Slam title and third consecutive Australian Open women’s doubles final appearance. The defeat came after more than an hour of play at Melbourne Park.
Hsieh and Ostapenko struggled in the first set, failing to capitalize on break points and conceding it 1-6. The Taiwanese-Latvian pair regained form in the second set, overcoming an initial break to tie the score at 6-6 and force a tiebreak. However, they failed to seize the opportunity to serve out the set in the tiebreak, ultimately losing 6-7 (5-7) and exiting the tournament in the quarterfinals.
Hsieh captured the Australian Open women’s doubles title in 2024 alongside Belgium’s Elise Mertens and finished as runner-up last year with Ostapenko. Taiwanese player Wu Fang-hsien (吳芳嫺) and Japanese partner Eri Hozumi also exited in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, losing to Belgium’s Elise Mertens and China’s Zhang Shuai (張帥). Wu and Hozumi won the first set 6-4 but lost the next two sets 4-6, 3-6, falling short of their best Grand Slam result at Melbourne Park. ◼