Peng/Xu advance to women's tennis doubles final at National Games

Women's doubles tennis players Peng Shuai and Xu Yifan from Tianjin beat Lu Jingjing and Sun Shengnan of the People's Liberation Army 2-0 Sunday for the finals at the 11th Chinese National Games on Sunday.

Peng/Xu took a hard 7-6 lead by downing Lu and Sun in the first set. Then Peng/Xu overwhelmed their rivals 6-3 to seal the victory.

"The match went tight, especially in the first set," said Peng. "It's mainly because we were nervous at the beginning and made several mistakes."

The 23-year-old Peng takes part in all the three events -- singles, doubles and mixed doubles -- in the tournament. She fought two games everyday these days.

"I won't deny I'm tired," said Peng. "but I will hold on."

Peng led the Tianjin team to win a gold medal in the team's event, which was held earlier in July.

Peng/Xu will meet Zheng Jie/Yanzi from Sichuan for the women's doubles gold on Monday.

Source:Xinhua