谢淑薇

彭帅和谢淑薇自2009年开始搭档双打，携手达到过女双世界排名第一。不过，在本次美网中，两人周一不敌伊达公子（KimikoDate-Krumm）和巴尔博拉·扎拉洛娃·斯特里科娃（BarboraZahlavovaStrycova）组合，没能突破第三轮。

Peng and Hsieh have been playing together since 2009 and reached the No. 2 ranking as a team , but they lost here in the fourth round to Kimiko Date-Krumm and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova on Monday .

3号种子大阪直美在四分之一决赛中的对手是来自中国台北的谢淑薇。

The No.3 seed 's next opponent in the quarterfinals will be Hsieh Su-Wei from Chinese Taipei .

微妙的是，彭帅在单打上取得突破之时，她与谢淑薇的双打合作也走到了尽头。

In another twist , Peng 's breakthrough in singles comes just as her doubles partnership with Hsieh is ending .

谢淑薇的冲劲在第四轮比赛中，差点有机会扳倒这名世界第一的选手。

Hsieh 's run to the fourth round was almost as unlikely as her chances of upsetting the world no.1 .

彭帅和谢淑薇说她们选择这种非常规打法，是因为当她们刚开始打球时，个头太小而无法单手握拍。

Peng and Hsieh said they opted for this unorthodox style of play because they were too small to hold their rackets with one hand when they were kids .