The women's doubles quarterfinals were held at the Australian Open, one of the four major tennis tournaments. We decided to advance to the best 4 in a row.
The Australian Open held in Melbourne, Australia, was held on the 10th day of the tournament, including the quarterfinals of the women's doubles.
The pair of Aoyama and Shibahara, who made it to the top 4 for the first time in the previous tournament, played against the American pair of Caroline Dollhide and Anna Karinskaia.
In the first set, they allowed a break early in the 3rd game, but when the pair of Aoyama and Shibahara returned the break right after, they took the initiative with aggressive net play and stable strokes, and the 6th game. In the end, Shibahara scored an ace to win the match with a score of 6-3.
In the second set, they succeeded in breaking in the first game, and after that, they both held serve games, but their tenacious play invited the opponent to make mistakes, and they took the break in the ninth game to win 6-3. rice field.
The pair of Aoyama and Shibahara won in straight sets with a set count of 2 to 0, and advanced to the top 4 for the second year in a row.