https://www.scmp.com/rss/523064/feed Veronika Kudermetova: This Russian professional tennis player reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 9 and World No. 2 in doubles. Kudermetova has secured two WTA singles titles and eight WTA doubles titles, including the 2022 WTA Finals. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP Sport SCMP Sport China’s Zhang Shuai has reached the final of the women’s doubles of the Australian Open, partnering Belgium’s Elise Mertens to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Ena Shibahara of Japan and Russian Vera Zvonareva in the semi-finals on Thursday. The fourth-seeded pair will face seventh seeds Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia and Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan in the final on Saturday. Krunic and Danilina beat the fifth seeds, Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani of Brazil, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 in the other... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341691/chinas-zhang-shuai-partners-elise-mertens-reach-womens-doubles-australian-open-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341691/chinas-zhang-shuai-partners-elise-mertens-reach-womens-doubles-australian-open-final?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:05:00 +0000