Mertens, Sabalenka clinch Australian Open women's doubles title


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 19 Feb 2021

Tennis - Australian Open - Women's Doubles Final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 19, 2021 Belgium's Elise Mertens and Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka celebrate with the trophy after winning the women's doubles final against Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova REUTERS/Kelly Defina

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka beat Czech pair Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova 6-2 6-3 to win the Australian Open women's doubles title on Friday for their second Grand Slam trophy together.

Seeded second at Melbourne Park, the pair won their maiden major at the 2019 U.S. Open and the victory at the Rod Laver Arena was their fifth title overall.

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