The Paris Olympic Women s Doubles Championship was swept 0-2, Guo Hanyu made the first to reach the women s doubles final of the 1000 tournament

On August 17, in the WTA 1000 Cincinnati semi-finals, Chinese golden flower Guo Hanyu and Panova played against the top seed and the Paris Olympic women's doubles champion Ellani/Borini. In the end, Guo Hanyu and Panova fell straight sets 6-3/6-2, swept the Elani/Borini combination, and entered the WTA 1000 level finals for the first time in their career.

As the French Open women's doubles champion, the Elani/Borini combination is in a hot state this season, ranking first in the world with its record of winning the Paris Olympics gold medal and French Open. Especially Ellani, 38, returned to the peak of Roland Garros' women's doubles after 13 years. His experience and resilience can be regarded as the "living fossil" in the doubles field. As a new generation representative, Bolini is known for her strong serve and bottom-line attack. The combination of the two is regarded as the biggest favorite to win the women's doubles championship in Cincinnati. In contrast, Guo Hanyu/Panova, this multinational combination only matched 7 games, but swept the tennis world with a "dark horse" attitude. They have won the championship twice in the 2025 season, and this time the Cincinnati station is their third final this season. Although they only ranked 20th in the world, they became the biggest surprise of this event with tacit cooperation and changeable tactics. In the first set of

, Guo Hanyu/Panova showed a strong posture from the beginning. Guo Hanyu frequently shot ACE balls in the serve game, and his accurate bottom line strikes formed a perfect complement to Panova's flexible front-net interception. In the third game, they successively pressed their opponents backhand positions and took the lead to break the time, leading 3-1. Although Elani/Borini tried to reverse the situation by increasing the number of online visits, the Guo Hanyu combination always controlled the rhythm with excellent predictions and defensive counterattacks, and easily won the first set 6-3. In the second set, Guo Hanyu/Panova's offensive became more and more fierce. Panova resolved his opponent's hanging ball tactics many times; while Guo Hanyu relied on his powerful movement ability to hit Bolini's heavy gun serve one by one to the opponent's defense line. In the fifth game, they broke again with a wonderful crossing ball, expanding the score to 4-1. Since then, Elani/Borini's mentality fluctuated, unforced mistakes surged, and she finally surrendered 2-6.

Guo Hanyu/Panova joined forces to reach the finals for the third time this season. For both players, this is the highest-level final they have reached so far in their careers. Next, they will compete with No. 2 seed Dabrouski/Lutterif for the championship.