Sino duo lifts doubles crown
Afp, Melbourne
China's Yan Zi and Zheng Jie won the country's first-ever Grand Slam title Friday, grinding down top seeds Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur to take the Australian Open women's doubles title. It was a sterling come-from-behind victory by the 12th seeds and the perfect Chinese New Year present for a country considered by many to be the future of tennis. They had looked out for the count after losing confidence to see the first set slip away in 41 minutes, but regrouped and regained composure to take the second set on a tiebreak, saving two championship points. The Sichuan natives doggedly held on to win the third set for a memorable 2-6, 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 victory in 2hr 15mins.
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