Wimbledon 2021: Elise Mertens and Su-Wei Hsieh win final thriller
High tension in the Wimbledon women's double final in 2021. In the end, Elise Mertens and Su-Wei Hsieh won the third decisive set 9: 7. Before that, there were quite a few twists and turns to marvel at.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Jul 10, 2021, 08:28 pm
The four main protagonists will probably not forget this final in the women's doubles competition at Wimbledon 2021. Elena Vesina and Veronika Kudermetova against Elise Mertens and Su-Wei Hsieh turned out to be a real roller coaster ride from a tennis match. The first chapter of this epic went to the two Russian women who won the first sentence and by the end of the second movement already looked like the sure winners.
What followed was the first great comeback of this tennis evening: Su-Wei Hsieh braced themselves against the loss of the match with a score of 4: 5, fended off two match points when their opponents served and sent this encounter with another break in a decisive set. In this it was now the Belgian and the Taiwanese who should gain the upper hand.
Heartbeat finals at Center Court
The doubles seeded on three already led 5: 3, but missed the chance of an early end of this game with their own serve. A little later, the two Russians did not succeed either, who equalized to 5: 5 and a little later were to present themselves with a break. Now it was up to Su-Wei Hsieh and Elise Mertens to prove their comeback qualities again: the duo managed the rebreak.
And finally I was there at crunch time. With a score of 7: 7, the two of them managed their service game with ease and then prepared to end the game on a break. With success. With 9: 7 in the third round, Su-Wei Hsieh and Elise Mertens finally crowned themselves the brilliant winners of the doubles competition at Wimbledon 2021.
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