The Australian Open women’s doubles final is set, with No. 4 seeds Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai facing No. 7 seeds Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic.
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Mertens and Zhang, runners-up at Wimbledon in 2022, raced through their semifinal, defeating Ena Shibahara and Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in 1 hour and 21 minutes on Margaret Court Arena to reach their second Grand Slam final as a team.
Earlier Thursday evening, Danilina and Krunic outlasted the new pairing of Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena, winning in nearly two and a half hours to advance to their second Major final together. They were runners-up at the French Open last year.
The marathon victory followed their upset of No. 1 seeds and defending champions Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend in the previous round.
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