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this morning, the 2024 us open ushered in the 12th competition day, and the women's doubles final was in progress. according to the latest report, the chinese golden flower combination failed to reverse the situation. although they once caught up to 4-4 after falling behind 0-3, they still lost to their opponents 4-6 and swallowed the black start. zhang shuai may miss the third grand slam women's doubles title.

zhang shuai is the former no. 1 chinese golden flower. after returning to the court this season, her competitive state took a sharp turn for the worse, setting the wta record for the longest losing streak in women's singles. even her strongest event, women's doubles, was unstable, and not many players were willing to partner with her. in this us open, zhang shuai competed in three events, and was eliminated in the first round of women's singles and mixed doubles. in women's doubles, she partnered with french player mladenovic and made it to the grand slam women's doubles final for the third time, competing with no. 7 seeds kichenok/ostapenko for the championship.

in the first set, the no. 7 seed gave the chinese golden flower combination a head start, winning 3-0 with a series of wins and losses. in the face of adversity, zhang shuai and her team did not collapse, but quickly adjusted and fought back to 4-1, tying the score. in the 9th game, the competition between the two sides became fierce, with 8 deuces in total. zhang shuai and her team forced 5 break points but failed to cash in. in the 10th game, zhang shuai and her team failed to win the serve game, which they had to win, and failed to reverse 4-6, suffering a black start.

at this point, zhang shuai and her partner were forced into a desperate situation and had to win two sets in a row to reverse the situation and reach the top. looking back at history, zhang shuai and slessor once partnered to win the australian open and us open women's doubles championships respectively. i hope that the chinese golden flower can complete the feat of winning three grand slams in one battle, come on!