Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko secured a spot in the Australian Open 2025 women’s doubles final by defeating New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe and Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 6-3. With this victory, they will now face Taylor Townsend of the U.S. and Katerina Siniakova from the Czech Republic in the championship match.

Chasing a Milestone

Hsieh, who has won nine Grand Slam doubles titles, is now aiming for her 10th. She will compete for the prestigious title at Melbourne Park, where the Australian Open offers a prize pool of A$96.5 million (US$61 million). In the other semi-final, Townsend and Siniakova defeated Russia’s Diana Shnaider and Mirra Andreeva 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-3.

Confidence After Success

Hsieh, the defending women’s doubles champion, is ready for the final. Last year, she won both the women’s doubles with Belgian Elise Mertens and the mixed doubles with Polish partner Jan Zielinski at the Australian Open.

Match Breakdown

In their semi-final match, Hsieh and Ostapenko initially struggled, getting broken in the first two games. However, they quickly adjusted and won the first set in a tense tiebreaker, saving three game points. They lost the second set but regained control in the third, breaking their opponents early in the second game to secure the win.