Polina Kudermetova and Maria Timofeeva from Uzbekistan have reached the final of the WTA 250 Guangzhou Open doubles tournament, which is taking place in China.
In the semi-finals, the Uzbek pair defeated Yannis Ten from Indonesia and Venus Williams from America with a score of 6–4, 6–7 (8–10), 10–6.
The match was played in three sets. Kudermetova and Timofeeva won the first set 6–4, lost the second set in a tie-break 6–7 (8–10), but then won the decisive tie-break 10–6.
In the final, scheduled for November 1, 2026, the Uzbek duo will face a team from Taiwan consisting of Yi-Swan Cho and Yi-Zen Cho.
The WTA 250 Guangzhou Open tournament is being held in Guangzhou from October 26 to November 1, 2026.