Jan
20
Zhang/Mladenovic recover from slow start to reach Australian Open quarterfinals
(Xinhua) China's Zhang Shuai and France's Kristina Mladenovic overcame losing the first four games to win their third round women's doubles match at the Australian Open in straight sets on Monday afternoon.
Zhang and Mladenovic, the ninth seeds at Melbourne Park, beat fifth seeds Chan Hao-Ching of Chinese Taipei and Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine 7-6(3), 6-2 in one hour and 43 minutes to advance to the quarterfinals.
Zhang and Mladenovic, who have a combined 11 Grand Slam titles, both had their serves broken early and trailed 4-0 in the opening set.
In the following game, Zhang saved another break point to hold serve for 4-1. From there, she and Mladenovic were dominant, winning 12 of the next 16 games as well as the tiebreak.
Zhang and Mladenovic, the ninth seeds at Melbourne Park, beat fifth seeds Chan Hao-Ching of Chinese Taipei and Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine 7-6(3), 6-2 in one hour and 43 minutes to advance to the quarterfinals.
Zhang and Mladenovic, who have a combined 11 Grand Slam titles, both had their serves broken early and trailed 4-0 in the opening set.
In the following game, Zhang saved another break point to hold serve for 4-1. From there, she and Mladenovic were dominant, winning 12 of the next 16 games as well as the tiebreak.