Guaranteed Czech winner from Australian Open women’s doubles final

Czech tennis players Lucie Šafářová and Andrea Hlaváčková will face each over the net in the Australian Open women’s finals. Andrea Hlaváčková, playing alongside Peng Shuaj of China, booked her place in Friday’s final by beating the top seeded French pairing of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic 7:6, 6:2. Šafářová and US player Bethanie Mattek-Sands earlier won their place in the final in a three set battle.

Author: Chris Johnstone