Melbourne, Jan 22 (UNI) Zhang Shuai and Kristina Mladenovic's run at the Australian Open has ended with defeat in the women's doubles quarterfinals.
Ninth seeds Zhang and Mladenovic were beaten by the top-seeded duo of Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 7-5 in 70 minutes at Melbourne Park on Wednesday afternoon.
After losing the first set in under half an hour, Zhang and Mladenovic were gallant in the second, coming back from 2-5 down and saving two match points before eventually falling to the reigning Wimbledon champions.