Australian Open 2022 | Mladenovic and Dodig cruise to Australian Open blended doubles title

France’s Kristina Mladenovic and Croatian Ivan Dodig swept to a 6-3 6-4 victory towards native duo Jaimee Fourlis and Jason Kubler to say the Australian Open blended doubles crown at Melbourne Park on January 28.

Playing below a closed roof on Rod Laver Arena, Mladenovic and Dodig acquired off to a strong begin, securing a significant break at 4-3 earlier than closing out the set after some large serving from the Frenchwoman.

The Australian wildcard pairing have been damaged once more early within the second set as Dodig’s beautiful play on the web proved too good for Fourlis on serve.

The 22-year-old, nevertheless, made amends immediately and compelled Dodig into an error to get the break again and degree at 2-2.

Momentum swung again shortly to Mladenovic and Dodig, nevertheless, and so they secured one other break earlier than a advantageous angled volley from Mladenovic gave the fifth-seeded pair their first Grand Slam title collectively.

“We texted each other many times to play mixed. What a way to end our first time playing together,” mentioned Mladenovic.