Hsieh Su-wei Eliminated in Second Round of French Open Mixed Doubles

Central News Agency, Taipei, May 31. After being eliminated from the women's doubles at the French Open, Taiwanese tennis star Hsieh Su-wei, known as the 'Queen of Doubles,' saw her mixed doubles campaign with German partner Mark Wallner come to an end in the second round today. They were defeated by a Brazilian-Spanish duo with scores of 7-5, 4-6, 6-10. In the 2026 French Open main draw, with the exception of Liang En-shuo, who advanced to the round of 16 in women's doubles with partner Shuko Aoyama, all other Taiwanese players have been eliminated. Hsieh and Wallner faced Rafael Matos of Brazil and Cristina Bucsa of Spain in the round of 16 today. In the first set, both sides traded two service breaks, reaching a 5-5 tie. The Taiwanese-German pair then held serve and forced a deuce on their opponents' serve, successfully breaking on their first set point to take the opener. In the second set, Hsieh and Wallner struggled with their serves, losing two of their first four service games to drop the set 4-6. Entering the match tie-break, the pair failed to regain their rhythm. Tied at 5-5, they lost four consecutive service points, allowing their opponents to secure the victory. In the match tie-break, Hsieh and Wallner only managed to hold three of their nine service points. Liang En-shuo, the only remaining Taiwanese player at this year's French Open, will compete in the women's doubles round of 16 alongside Japanese veteran Shuko Aoyama, facing the pair of Eudice Chong from Hong Kong and Veronika Erjavec from Slovenia, as they fight for a spot in the quarterfinals.