Doubles champions Guo Hanyu (from left) and Li Yuyun.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Li Yuyun, an 18-year-old female player from Taichung, teamed up with Guo Hanyu of China in the doubles final of W15 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and won the last 5 points in a row in the third set. 6:0, 2:6, 10: 2 Defeated Thailand and Japan's Aunchisa Chanta/Ayaka Okuno. Following last week's Ipoh station, she won two consecutive championships this season. She won the seventh ITF professional championship and also accumulated her undefeated record in the W15 doubles finals to 7 victories.

The teaming up between Li and Guo this week can be said to be very dramatic. Due to the haste to go to Malaysia for the competition, Li Yuyun promised to match with Indian players before departure, but the two were not ranked enough. When they arrived in Kuala Lumpur, they had to change to Guo Meiqi. Entered the doubles match with the bottom of the crane. Unexpectedly, ten minutes before the deadline for the acceptance list, a pair of Japanese players temporarily jumped in the line, making Li Yuyun and Guo Meiqi the 17th in the draft, and were squeezed out of the 16 doubles draws.

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Just when Li Yuyun thought that she would not be able to play doubles this week, and would repeat the regret of the first week in W25 Antalya, Turkey, Guo Hanyu suddenly appeared, willing to match Li Yuyun with her protection ranking of more than 200, Therefore, at the moment before the cut-off of the acceptance list, the two ranked the best in all combinations with a combined ranking of more than 900. However, according to ITF regulations, players who compete with protected rankings cannot be included in the seeds.

Coincidentally, before her 19th birthday, Li Yuyun, who can use the youth guaranteed quota to enter the W15 singles competition, lost to Guo Hanyu in the first round of the singles after three fierce battles. Doubles fight hand in hand.

Li Yuyun is expected to enter the top 600 in the WTA doubles ranking next week. She said: "Sister Guo is lively and outgoing. She communicates very well. She doesn't hesitate to surf the net. She also has a strong bottom-line drive and is able to suppress her. She complements me perfectly. , I hope to have the opportunity to continue collaborating with her in the future.”

Doubles champions Guo Hanyu (from left) and Li Yuyun.

(Provided by Cai Yizhen)

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