Lucie Šafářová wins women’s doubles final at Australian Open

Czech tennis player Lucie Šafářová has won her first Grand Slam title. With US partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands, she beat Taiwan’s Yung-Jan Chan and China’s Jie Zheng in straight sets 6:4, 7:6 in the women’s doubles final at the Australian Open. It is the first time a Czech has won the title for 20 years. The Czech-US pair won the first set with ease but had to save two set points in the second before taking the tie break

Author: Chris Johnstone