Top-seeded Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova win the women's doubles at the Australian Open

Katerina Sinikova, right, of the Czech Republic and Taylor Townsend of the U.S. hold their trophy aloft after defeating Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in the women's doubles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.

Katerina Sinikova, right, of the Czech Republic and Taylor Townsend of the U.S. hold their trophy aloft after defeating Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in the women's doubles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)


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MELBOURNE, Australia — Taylor Townsend of the United States has returned to the court on which her career first took flight, teaming with Katerina Siniakova to beat Hsieh Su-Wei and Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3 in the women's doubles final at the Australian Open. Top-seeded Townsend and Siniakova led 6-2, 5-3 and served for the match for the first time at 5-4 in the second set. But third-seeded Hsieh and Ostapenko rallied to take the second set in a tie-break. Townsend and Siniakova were able to fall back on proven teamwork on crucial points to claim the title.

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