Tennis-Hsieh, Zielinski in thrilling mixed doubles win at Australian Open

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 26, 2024 Poland's Jan Zielinski and Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei pose with the trophy after winning their mixed doubles final match against Britain's Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk of the U.S. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Taiwanese-Polish duo Hsieh Su-wei and Jan Zielinski won a match tiebreaker to claim the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Friday, with an nail-biting 6-7(5) 6-4 (11-9) victory over American Desirae Krawczyk and Britain's Neal Skupski.

The victory earned Hsieh her first mixed doubles Grand Slam title, and the 38-year-old is also in the running to win her seventh major women's doubles trophy, having reached the final Down Under with partner Elise Mertens.