China, Japan Meet in Wimbledon Women's Doubles
By wchung | 15 Mar, 2026
Left: Yan Zi , left and Zheng Jie, right of China celebrate a point; Above: Akiko Morigami, right and Ayumi Morita, left of Japan celebrate a point. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
The Chinese women’s doubles team of Yan Zi and Zheng Jie played the Japanese team of Akiko Morigami and Ayumi Morita Thursday. Yan and Zheng won the match 6-1, 61. They will take on Gisela Dulko and Shahir Peer on Saturday.
Yan and Zheng won the Wimbledon doubles title in 2006. Zheng was a singles semifinalist in 2008.
The highest seeded Asian singles player remaining in the draw is China’s Li Na (19), who was a Wimbledon quarterfinalist in 2006. She is playing Olga Govortsova of Belarus on Thursday. Peng Shuai was playing a tight 3-setter against Agnieszka Radwanska (11) Thursday.
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