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Daniela Hantuchova(SVK) / Ai Sugiyama(JPN)
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Serena Williams(USA) / Venus Williams(USA)
The women’s doubles semifinals of Australian Open 2009 were played on Friday, with Daniela Hantuchova and Ai Sugiyama first to book their place in Friday’s final.
An in-form Hantuchova and Sugiyama, who’ve won three doubles titles together, were in control throughout the match, winning comfortably against the French-Italian pair of Nathalie Dechy and Mara Santangelo, 6-4 6-3.
Sugiyama’s quick hands at the net helped the No.9 seeds secure a break in the first game of the match. It was a sign of things to come, with both Hantuchova and Sugiyama showing their dominance at the net. Dechy and Santangelo’s miscommunication also helped Hantuchova and Sugiyama, with the French-Italian pair chasing down the same ball on more than one occasion with predictable results.
Having lost her serve early in the set, Hantuchova made up for it by serving an ace to secure the first set for herself and Sugiyama.
The second set was a similar affair, with the No.9 seeds gaining a 5-1 lead before Dechy and Santangelo made a late comeback to win two games. They’d left their run too late however, and Hantuchova and Sugiyama clinched the match by winning the final game to love.
In the second semifinal, the Williams sisters were pitted against the Australian-Italian duo of Casey Dellacqua and Francesca Schiavone.
An in-form Hantuchova and Sugiyama, who’ve won three doubles titles together, were in control throughout the match, winning comfortably against the French-Italian pair of Nathalie Dechy and Mara Santangelo, 6-4 6-3.
Sugiyama’s quick hands at the net helped the No.9 seeds secure a break in the first game of the match. It was a sign of things to come, with both Hantuchova and Sugiyama showing their dominance at the net. Dechy and Santangelo’s miscommunication also helped Hantuchova and Sugiyama, with the French-Italian pair chasing down the same ball on more than one occasion with predictable results.
Having lost her serve early in the set, Hantuchova made up for it by serving an ace to secure the first set for herself and Sugiyama.
The second set was a similar affair, with the No.9 seeds gaining a 5-1 lead before Dechy and Santangelo made a late comeback to win two games. They’d left their run too late however, and Hantuchova and Sugiyama clinched the match by winning the final game to love.
In the second semifinal, the Williams sisters were pitted against the Australian-Italian duo of Casey Dellacqua and Francesca Schiavone.
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