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Williams Sisters Win Australian Open Doubles
Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 3:04 am
By: John Pye, AP Sports Writer
By: John Pye, AP Sports Writer
Serena and Venus Williams hug after winning the Women's doubles final at the Australian Open Tennis Championship. (AP)
MELBOURNE, Australia - Serena and Venus Williams teamed to win their eighth Grand Slam doubles title Friday in the Australian Open, a day before Serena's bid for a 10th major singles crown.
The Williams sisters beat Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and Japan's Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-3 for their third doubles championship in Australia.
The roof was closed at Rod Laver Arena, with outside temperatures topping 113 degrees by late afternoon on the third day of a heat wave.
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"I'd like to thank Serena for being the best partner," Venus said. "I wouldn't want to play with anyone else. She's amazing."
The sisters also combined to win the Olympic gold medal in Beijing last year.
Playing under cover was the ideal warmup for Serena ahead of her singles final against third-seeded Dinara Safina on Saturday night.
Safina, the younger sister of 2005 Australian Open men's champion and former No. 1-ranked Marat Safin, has never won a major.
The 22-year-old Russian's best previous run at a Grand Slam event ended in a loss to Ana Ivanovic in the French Open final.
Serena Williams has won the Australian title every odd-numbered year since 2003 and has nine singles majors overall.
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love sisters like this you all know you wish you had this kind of love, too bad you all , i mean all can't open up and give them what they soul and whole heartly deserves. shame on you all.
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Rondilee
February 21, 2009, 6:24 pm
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