Yuhang teenager wins 2018 Wimbledon girls' doubles title
Wang Xiyu (left) and Wang Xinyu hold aloft the 2018 Wimbledon girls' doubles trophy at the All England Club, London on July 15. [Photo/Yuhang Morning Newspaper]
Wang Xiyu, a 17-year-old student from Yuhang Second High School in Hangzhou, won the 2018 Wimbledon girls' doubles title with her compatriot Wang Xinyu at the All England Club, London on July 15. It was the first time Chinese athletes have won the title and it is a new height for Wang in her promising tennis career.
Wang was born into an athletic family and has been playing tennis since she was 4. She has won several championships in international events and is regarded as the top female tennis player in her age bracket in China.
Wang leads a group of students in a running activity at Yuhang Second High School in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. [Photo from Yuhang Second High School]