Friday, January 25, 2013
Errani and Vinci win Australian Open doubles for Italy
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci wore down local hopes Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua 6-2 3-6 6-2 to become the first Italian pair to win the women's doubles at the Australian Open on Friday.
It was a case of second time lucky at Melbourne Park for the Italians, who were denied a maiden grand slam doubles title by Russians Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva in the final last year.
Sara Errani (R) and Roberta Vinci (2nd L) of Italy shake hands with Ashleigh Barty (L) and Casey Dellacqua of Australia after defeating them in their women's doubles final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, January 25, 2013. REUTERS/David GrayErrani and Vinci, wearing identical orange skirts and white singlets, captured the decisive break at 3-2 in the third set, and clinched the title on the second match-point when Dellacqua clubbed a backhand wide of the tramlines.
The Italians celebrated their third doubles title in the past four grand slams, after winning last year at Roland Garros and the U.S. Open.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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