Chinese Taipei's Chan eyes Olympic birthday honor

TAIPEI: Chinese Taipei's No 1 tennis player Chan Yung-jan has one birthday wish this year - to play the Olympics final on the day she turns 19.

"My birthday is August 17 which happens to be the last day of the tennis games and I do hope to play on that day," said Chan, who will make her Olympic debut in both singles and doubles in Beijing.

For the doubles, she will team up with 23-year-old Chuang Chia-jung. The pair won the WTA Rome International in May.