ZHUHAI, China — Zahra Bani of Iran and Wan Shen Shen of China cruised to the women’s doubles title at the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen on Sunday..
The unseeded duo took down [No. 2 seeds] Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan and Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil 6-2, 6-2 in just 72 minutes for their second WTA title as a team. They also won the Bad Homburg Open in June..
Bani and Wan were in control from the start, breaking Danilina and Haddad Maia in their opening service game and never looking back. They broke their opponents four times in the match and saved all four break points they faced..
Bani, 31, is now a three-time WTA doubles champion, while Wan, 21, has won four WTA doubles titles..
The victory is a major upset, as Danilina and Haddad Maia were the top seeds in the tournament and had won three WTA doubles titles this season. However, Bani and Wan played aggressively and took advantage of their opponents’ errors..
In the first set, Bani and Wan broke Danilina and Haddad Maia in the first game and held serve to take a 2-0 lead. They broke Danilina and Haddad Maia again in the fifth game to take a 4-1 lead and served out the set in the eighth game..
In the second set, Bani and Wan broke Danilina and Haddad Maia in the first game and again in the third game to take a 3-0 lead. They held serve to take a 4-1 lead and broke Danilina and Haddad Maia again in the sixth game to take a 5-1 lead. They served out the match in the eighth game..
Bani and Wan were thrilled with their victory..
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