Storm Hunter and Czech partner Katerina Siniakova are through to the second round in the Australian Open 2024 women’s doubles competition.
Melbourne, Australia , 16 January 2024 | Leigh Rogers
World No.1 Storm Hunter and her new doubles partner, Czech Katerina Siniakova, were tested in their opening-round match at Australian Open 2024.
The third seeds managed to notch a 7-5 7-5 victory against Colombia’s Camila Osorio and Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva, however it was far from smooth sailing.
The 29-year-old Hunter and 27-year-old Siniakova had to recover from a 1-4 deficit in the opening set and then from 0-3 in the second set.
Hunter is teaming up with world No.13 Siniakova for just the third time and for the first time since recording a runner-up finish at last year’s Adelaide International.
In other women’s doubles action, Taylah Preston and Arina Rodionova combined to win an all-Aussie battle against Kaylah McPhee and Astra Sharma.
The 18-year-old Preston and 34-year-old Rodionova recorded a 7-6(4) 7-6(0) win.
This is Preston’s first Grand Slam victory.
Aleksandar Vukic also scored a milestone first win of his own in a Grand Slam doubles draw.
The 27-year-old teamed with Portugal’s Nuno Borges to edge out a hard-fought 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(7) victory against Ecuador’s Gonzalo Escobar and Kazakhstan’s Aleksandr Nedovyesov in the opening round of the men’s doubles competition.
Aussies in action – Australian Open
TODAY’S RESULTS
Women’s doubles, first round
[3] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Katerina Siniakova (CZE) d Camila Osorio (COL)/Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 7-5 7-5
[WC] Taylah Preston (AUS)/Arina Rodionova (AUS) d [WC] Kaylah McPhee (AUS)/Astra Sharma (AUS) 7-6(4) 7-6(0)
Men’s doubles, first round
Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)/Nuno Borges (POR) d Gonzalo Escobar (ECU)/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(7)
COMING UP
Women’s doubles, first round
[7] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v Wu Fang-Hsien (TPE)/Zhu Lin (CHN)
[WC] Kimberly Birrell (AUS)/Olivia Gadecki (AUS) v Varvara Gracheva (FRA)/Sabrina Santamaria (USA)
[WC] Daria Saville (AUS)/Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO)/Maia Lumsden (GBR)
[WC] Talia Gibson (AUS)/Priscilla Hon (AUS) v Linda Noskova (CZE)/Wang Xiyu (CHN)
[WC] Destanee Aiava (AUS)/Maddison Inglis (AUS) v Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)/Martina Trevisan (ITA)
Women’s doubles, second round
[3] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Katerina Siniakova (CZE) v TBC
[WC] Taylah Preston…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Tennis.com.au – Tennis Australia…