It was another positive day for hosts China, who concluded a perfect run of results in Pool A in front of their home fans by beating Korea, Rep. in a decisive doubles contest.
World No.56 Lin Zhu set China on their way to victory with a 6-2 6-3 win against world No.682 Dabin Kim, before Korea, Rep. were given hope of mounting a comeback when Xiyu Wang was forced to withdraw from her match against Sohyun Park.
The tie was decided by the doubles and Hanyu Guo teamed up with Wang to secure a 6-0 6-0 victory against Kim and Park to complete a clean sweep of five straight wins as they topped the group.
China will now be a nation to watch in the Play-offs later this year, with their world No.7 Qinwen Zheng not playing this week and world No.38 Yue Yuan another player that could return to a team that performed so well on home soil.
India and New Zealand will be back in Asia/Oceania Group I once again after finishing third and fourth respectively, while Chinese Taipei and Pacific Oceania have been relegated to Asia/Oceania Group II.
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Publish date : 2024-04-13 03:00:00
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