Guo and Mladenovic stun world No. 1 pair Siniakova-Townsend at Wimbledon
The Chinese-French pairing upsets top-ranked Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend in the women's doubles quarterfinals.
Guo Hanyu and Kristina Mladenovic upset top-ranked Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend in the Wimbledon women’s doubles quarterfinals on Friday.
The Chinese-French pairing eliminated the dominant world No. 1 team from the tournament, shaking up the doubles draw. Siniakova and Townsend had entered the event as the overwhelming favorites.
The result reshapes the battle for the doubles ranking, with the top pair’s unexpected departure opening up the bracket. Guo and Mladenovic advance to the semifinals after one of the biggest surprises of the women’s doubles event.
With information from Ben Rothenberg.
