Australian Open: Top Seeds Siniakova and Townsend Win Women's Doubles

Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend have won the Australian Open women's doubles title, defeating Jelena Ostapenko and Hsieh Su-wei in a thrilling final. Get the latest updates on this exciting match.

Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend, the top seeds, secured the women's doubles crown at the Australian Open on Sunday. They defeated Jelena Ostapenko and Hsieh Su-wei 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3 in a grueling final at Rod Laver Arena. This victory marked Siniakova and Townsend's second Grand Slam title, following their Wimbledon triumph last year.

The win was particularly special for Siniakova, who claimed her 10th major title and reinforced her position as the doubles world number one. “Big thanks goes to Taylor, we are having fun and that's the most important, so thank you for playing with me. I'm really enjoying it,” Siniakova said after lifting the trophy with her American partner.

For Taylor Townsend, the win was a full-circle moment in her career. She had previously won the junior title at Melbourne in 2012. ”This is super special to me, the last time I played on this court I was 15,” she said. “This tournament was the start of me being able to live out my dream. I honestly didn't think that it was possible for me to be playing on this stage.”

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In the match, Siniakova and Townsend capitalized on several early opportunities to break, eventually converting a break point to take a 2-1 lead. Hsieh and Ostapenko struggled with their serve, allowing the top seeds to consolidate a double break and take the set 6-2.

The second set saw both teams trade early breaks before Townsend sealed a 4-3 lead with an overhead smash. However, Ostapenko and Hsieh broke back in the 10th game, forcing a tiebreak. Despite Siniakova's frustration, the third seeds won the tiebreak, sending the match to a deciding set.

In the third set, Siniakova lost her composure, committing three double faults to be broken in the first game. However, she quickly regrouped, breaking back and converting a crucial break point to take a 5-3 lead. As Siniakova served for the title, she committed another double fault but eventually sealed the victory when Townsend fired a volley at the net.

Ostapenko reflected on the match, saying, “I think for our second tournament, playing a Grand Slam final is not bad. Together, I hope there are many more trophies for us.”