Women’s Doubles Semifinal 2: The Australian Open Doubles Championship will be decided on Sunday between reigning Champions Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova and No. 10 seeds Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara. The top-seeded Czech team defeated Marta Kostyuk and Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-2/ 6-2 in the Semi-Finals to win their 23rd straight Grand Slam encounter. The Czech pair outperformed their opponents’ 51% efficiency by winning 74% of their initial serve points.
1 hour and 20 mins were spent on the game. Krejcikova and Siniakova made only 8 unintentional mistakes while slugging 21 winners.
Krejcikova and Siniakova to chase their 8th Grand Slam Victory
Women’s Doubles Semifinal 2: The Czechs have been outstanding as they chase their 8th Grand Slam Victory. Since losing the 2nd set of their competition in the 1st round, they have not dropped a set. Krejcikova and Siniakova have not dropped more than 5 games in each of their past 4 matches, which also included Victories against Desirae Krawczyk and Demi Schuurs, seeded No. 6 and No. 8, respectively.
In their encounter against the unseeded team of Kostyuk and Ruse, Krejcikova and Siniakova blew the game open with their initial break of service to command 4-2.
Women’s Doubles Semifinal 2: Krejcikova and Siniakova’s commendable performance
Women’s Doubles Semifinal 2: The Czech pair then converted on a lob mistake after clinching a crucial 14-shot rally to secure a breakthrough point. With Kostyuk broken to conclude the initial set, the Czech duo finished the set in 38 minutes as Siniakova’s ace made it 5-2.
Women’s Doubles players Krejcikova and Siniakova, who advanced to the Final, had previously won 6 Grand Slam Tournaments, including 3 last year.
Women’s Doubles Semifinal 2: The Czech duo haven’t lost an encounter since the US Open 2021
Women’s Doubles Semifinal 2: Since the 2021 US Open, Krejcikova and Siniakova haven’t yet dropped a Grand Slam encounter. Krejcikova and Siniakova, Champions of the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open the previous year, will compete on Sunday for their 2nd Australian Open Championship and 6th major Championship overall.
The Czechs won 7 straight games in total before Kostyuk gave the underdogs the lead at 3-1. After 1 hour and 18 mins, the top seeds finished the match by winning all of their serving games.
Women’s Doubles Semifinal 2: Krejcikova and Siniakova to face Aoyama and Shibahara
Krejcikova and Siniakova will compete against Japanese 10-seeds Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara in the Championship match. These players defeated American 2nd seeds Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula 6-2/ 7-6 surviving 4 set points in the process.
The Czech team is aiming to add additional Women’s Doubles Grand Slam victory to 6. They have already won together. Which includes Wimbledon and the US Open from the previous year. Despite having to leave Roland Garros due to Krejcikova’s positive Covid test. The duo hasn’t dropped the Doubles match in a Grand Slam since the US Open 2021.
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