On January 26, Beijing time, in the 2024 Australian Open mixed doubles final, Xie Shuwei/Zielinski played against Kravchik/Skapski, and in the end, the two sides played the top ten matches, and Xie Shuwei won 11-9 and won the first championship of this Australian Open!
This is also the first event to produce a champion at this year's Australian Open. Chinese Taipei veteran Hsieh Shu-wei participated in the mixed doubles and women's doubles competitions at this year's Australian Open, and performed well in both events, reaching the finals of all of them! Among them, in the mixed doubles event, Hsieh Shuwei partnered with Zielinsky as the No. 3 seed in the tournament and reached the final all the way. Kravczyk/Skupski are the No. 2 seeds. Hsieh has a high record in doubles, but this time, she will be aiming for her first Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
In the first set, both sides held serve, 3-3. In the seventh game, Kravczyk/Skapski won two consecutive break points and successfully completed the first break to lead 4-3. In the 8th game, Kravczyk/Skapski scored four straight points to complete the hold and extend the advantage 5-3. In the 9th game, Xie Shuwei combined to hold her serve to stop the decline and bite 4-5. In the 10th game, Xie Shuwei's combination broke back 5-5 strongly, and then held serve 6-5. Kravczyk/Scarpski held serve 6-6. In the tie-break, Kravchik/Skapski won 7-5 thrillingly, leading 1-0.
In the second set, in the sixth game, Kravczyk/Skapski won consecutive break points, successfully cashed in, and broke first 4-2. In the 7th game, Xie Shuwei combined to complete the break back 3-4, and then successfully held serve 4-4. In the 9th game, Xie Shuwei broke serve again, 5-4. Zielinski cashed in on serve to win the set, 6-4, and the big score was 1-1.
In the deciding set, Xie Shuwei's combination had an obvious advantage at the beginning, but Kravchik/Scarpski still caught up. In the key point, Xie Shuwei won 11-9 and won the championship.