The Chan sisters last won the Eastbourne title together in 2014, when they beat Switzerland’s Martina Hingis and Italy’s Flavia Pennetta – and Latisha later paired up with the Swiss star, with the 2017 Eastbourne crown just one of the tournaments they won together.

“The fans here support singles, doubles, men’s, women’s – they come out and give the best support that they can,” she said, adding that she also enjoyed the town’s atmosphere. “It’s huge for players, to bring our best performances.”

Next stop for the sister act is SW19, where both are competing in the women’s doubles and the mixed doubles.

“We are very happy to have won here, to [give us] confidence to play Wimbledon,” said Hao-ching. “We hope we can have really good results at Wimbledon.”