31 January,2022 06:07 AM IST | Melbourne | Agencies
Katerina Siniakova (left) and Barbora Krejcikova pose with the winners’ trophy after beating Anna Danilina and Beatriz Haddad Maia in the Australian Open women’s doubles final at Melbourne yesterday. Pic/AFP
Top seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova won their fourth Grand Slam on Sunday, sweeping to the Australian Open women's doubles title against Kazakstan's Anna Danilina and Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia.
The Czech pair battled from a set down to come through 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena and go one better than last year when they were runners up to Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka.
"I want to thank my partner Katerina," said Krejcikova, the world's fourth-ranked singles player. "She's been playing with me for a very long time and I'm happy we are still working really, really well together."
Krejcikova and Siniakova have already won titles at Roland Garros (2018, 2021) and Wimbledon (2018) since making their debut as a partnership in 2016. The Australian Open was the pair's 11th tour title, with five of them coming last year.
The unseeded Danilina and Haddad Maia only teamed up for the first time at the Sydney Classic in the lead-up to the Australian Open, which they won.
Haddad Maia already had experienced a finals loss against Krejcikova and Siniakova, losing to the pair in the finals of the French Open juniors. "We weren't supposed to play together again this week," she said, addressing Danilina. "I think we played our best in all the matches. I think we had eight matches in the third set so we gave everything and I'm very proud to learn with you.
"Congratulations to Barbora and Katarina. I played you 10 years ago in the Roland Garros juniors finals and I lost also. But you guys are doing nice work all these years."
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