Doubling up

Rising star Hantuchova reaches another doubles final

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -- Daniela Hantuchova's dream run at the Australian Open continued on Saturday when the 18-year-old teamed up with Kevin Ullyett to reach the mixed doubles final.

The pair bounced back from a set down to beat Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Likhovtseva 3-6, 6-4, 7-6, winning a third set super tiebreak 10-6.

The tall Slovak won many fans by pushing Venus Williams to three hard sets before losing their third round singles clash. She also partnered Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario to the women's doubles final.

The pair lost out to the Spice Girls pairing of Anna Kournikova and Martina Hingis in three sets on Friday.

Hantuchova will be hoping to finally get her hands on a trophy in Sunday's final when she teams up with her Zimbabwean partner to take on the Argentine couple Gaston Etlis and Paola Suarez.

 

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