Xu Yifan, our Tianjin tennis idol, and Nicole Melichar saved a match point before booking their ticket to the US Open Women's Doubles Final.
The US Open is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments in the world. It is played in Queens, New York City in the USA, and it is run by United States Tennis Association.
On Wednesday afternoon in New York, Louis Armstrong Stadium, Xu Yifan and Nicole Melichar had to save one match point in the final-set tiebreak, then notched the final three points of the classic from there to claim the win after two hours and eight minutes of scintillating play.
They were forced to a final-set tiebreak, then notched the final three points of the classic from there to claim the win after two hours and eight minutes of scintillating play, and reach US Open doubles final.
"Nicole and I have really worked very hard every day," said Xu, after the pair reached their second final in the last three weeks at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
They were runners-up at the Western & Southern Open, which took place at the same site in Flushing Meadows two weeks ago.
Melichar and Xu are now both a sole match-victory away from the first Grand Slam women's doubles title for each of them.
Xu Yifan was a women's doubles runner-up at 2019 Wimbledon, while Melichar was the runner-up at 2018 Wimbledon.