Australian Open 2022: Mladenovic/Dodiger win mixed doubles titles

On January 28, Beijing time, in the mixed doubles final of the 2022 Australian Open, the No. 5 seed Mladenovic/ Dodiger defeated the local wild card combination Fries/Kübler 6-3, 6-4 to win the championship. It was Mladenovic's third Grand Slam mixed doubles title of his career and Dodiger's fourth Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

In the first set, after the two sides fought 3-3, Mladenovic/Dodiger improved their form and took a 5-3 lead with consecutive breaks. The subsequent serve win, Mladenovic/Dodiger successfully saved the serve, 6-3 ahead of the city.

Entering the second set, Mladenovic/Dodiger started to work after 3-3, and with more tacit understanding, they broke through the belt to take a 5-3 lead. When it came to the winning set of serves, Mladenovic/Dodiger managed to save serve and secure the win 6-4, beating Fries/Kübler 2-0 on aggregate to win the championship. In this match, Mladenovic/Dodiger blasted 27 winning points and grasped all the break points (4).

Mladenovic/Dodiger's path to the title

First round: 6-7 (4) / 6-4 / 10-3 Philip Kens / Giller

Round 2: 6-2/6-7(8)/10-8 Rodionova/Polmans[W]

Quarter-finals: 6-4/ 6-2 Lutliffe/Venus

Semi-finals: 1-6/7-5/10-2 Shuai/Pierce[2]

Final: 6-3/6-4 Fries/Kübler [W]

(Text, Editor: Geoge, Photo: Visual China)