Melbourne (AP) – Fed Cup player Laura Siegemund has reached the second round in doubles at the Australian Open. The 32-year-old Swabian won on Saturday in Melbourne alongside the Russian Vera Swonarewa against the Ukrainian duo Kateryna Bondarenko and Nadija Kitschenok 6: 4, 6: 2.
Last year Siegemund and Swonarewa surprisingly won the title at the US Open. In the singles, Siegemund in Melbourne failed in the first round against the American top favorite Serena Williams.
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