{
  "id": 11706952,
  "title": "Taiwan women's tennis feud flares up at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/taiwan-womens-tennis-feud-flares-up-at-asian-games",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T15:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/racquet-sports/2026/10/1546994/taiwan-womens-tennis-feud-flares-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA: Taiwanese tennis players Hsieh Su-wei and Chan Hao-ching reignited their long-standing feud at the Asian Games on Saturday. During their women's doubles final, Chan refused to shake Hsieh's hand, sparking the flare-up. Their sour relationship dates back to a tense US Open doubles match where Hsieh's playing partner, Jelena Ostapenko, directed her anger at Chan's coach after securing the victory. The two players exchanged harsh words on social media about the incident.\n\nAt the US Open, Chan revealed that she had been willing to put their differences aside following their loss to Hsieh and Liang En-shuo in a doubles gold match for Taiwan at Higashiyama Park Tennis Center. However, her feelings changed during the Asian Games final. She expressed disappointment when Taiwan's head tennis coach clapped for Hsieh instead of her, stating that it made her feel \"quite down\". Chan, who won doubles gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games three years ago, emphasized the importance of respecting opponents on the court.\n\nIn response to the handshake snub, Hsieh, a nine-times Grand Slam champion in doubles, downplayed the incident. She stated that if her opponent didn't show respect, there was no reason to extend the same courtesy in return.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA: Taiwanese tennis players Hsieh Su-wei and Chan Hao-ching revived their feud at the Asian Games on Saturday, with Chan fuming at Hsieh for a handshake snub at the end of their women’s doubles final in Nagoya.",
  "key_points": [
    "Taiwanese tennis players Hsieh Su-wei and Chan Hao-ching feud reignites at Asian Games.",
    "Chan refused to shake Hsieh's hand during women's doubles final.",
    "Relationship stems from tense US Open match involving Jelena Ostapenko."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}