Rome, May 10 -- China's Wang Xinyu and Zheng Saisai lost to Chan Hao-ching of Chinese Taipei and Giuliana Olmos of Mexico in three sets in the first round of the women's doubles at the WTA Italian Open on Saturday.
It was the first meeting between the two pairs.
In the opening set, Wang and Zheng started out trailing 4-1. They rallied to level the score at 4-4,
only for Chan and Olmos to hold serve in the ninth game and edge ahead 5-4.
In the crucial 10th game, Wang fired an ace and, together with Zheng, saved two break points. However, they couldn't hold off their opponents and dropped the set 6-4.
Wang and Zheng responded strongly in the second set. They earned an early break in the opening game and then consolidated with a solid...