Peng Shuai and Hsieh Su-Wei rekindled the form that saw them win three Premier-level doubles titles together in 2009, beating the No.1 team in the world to win the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci stayed on course to defend their Rome doubles title with a 62 61 semifinal win over Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Rodionova on Saturday evening.
Every month there's a lot happening with the WTA in China - off the court, on the social media pages of Chinese players, hot topics - catch up on all of the best from April right here...
Check out highlights from the first three days of play at the Portugal Open, with Marion Bartoli and Top 30 stars Sorana Cirstea and Elena Vesnina among those in action. Watch now!
They're the two highest-ranked players who hit with two hands off both sides, and they drew each other first round at the Portugal Open - and it was the underdog who came out on top this time.
Every month there's a lot happening with the WTA in China - off the court, on the social media pages of Chinese players, hot topics - catch up on the best from March right here...