Hsieh Su-Wei, Elise Mertens clinch Australian Open women’s doubles title | Tennis News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei and Belgium's Elise Mertens secured the women's doubles title at the Australian Open with a convincing 6-1, 7-5 victory over the Latvian-Ukrainian pair Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok on Sunday.The triumph marked the second Grand Slam women's doubles title for the second-seeded duo, adding to their Wimbledon victory in 2021. Hsieh Su-Wei, aged 38, became the second-oldest woman to win a Grand Slam doubles title, following Lisa Raymond.The match started with Hsieh and Mertens breaking in the third game, establishing an early advantage and comfortably closing out the first set. The second set proved more competitive, with Ostapenko and Kichenok initially securing a service break. However, Hsieh and Mertens fought back, breaking twice to take a 5-3 l...