Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova prolonged their Grand Slam event successful streak to 24 matches with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Japan’s Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara to clinch the Australian Open girls’s doubles title on Sunday.
It was the seventh Grand Slam doubles title by the Czech pair, who broke their Japanese opponents in every of the primary video games of the set.
The Czech gamers had received the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open doubles titles final 12 months.
“A big thank you to my partner Barbora,” mentioned Sinakova. “I’m so glad we did it again, it was a great trip.”
Krejcikova mentioned that behind the successful streak was quite a lot of exhausting work.
“So many practices,” she mentioned. “I keep in mind a number of matches that we have been actually shut. There have been instances once we acquired to the semifinals of different Slams, and we did not make it. I feel with expertise and every part, as groups change, Some groups aren’t enjoying anymore or they’re retiring, simply the era can also be altering.
Aoyama and Shibahara have been showing of their tenth remaining collectively and first at a Grand Slam event.
“It was just so close. . . I feel like it was right there,” Shibahara mentioned. “Obviously our opponents have been superb and strong.
“I think the experience was just the difference. I know I think we’ll have a better shot next time. Overall I’m really proud of how we’ve been playing together, really looking forward to what’s to come.” Excited.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
