Australian Open
16th - 29th January 2012
Melbourne Park, Australia
Last updated: 26/01/2012
Joshua Ward-Hibbert by Getty Images
Liam Broady & Joshua Ward-Hibbert have won into the boys' doubles final at the Australian Open after semi-final victory on Thursday.
The British pair, seeded sixth, defeated home favourites, Australian fourth seeds, Andrew Harris & Nick Kyrgios, 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 in the last match on show court 3.
In the final they will face the unseeded combination of Adam Pavlasek (CZE) & Filip Veger (CRO) who beat French duo Alex Favrot & Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-2.
Reaching the doubles final will be a consolation to Ward-Hibbert after he exited the singles event in the quarter-final stages, beaten 6-3, 6-2 by Filip Peliwo.
Kyle Edmund also lost out in the last eight of the boys' singles, defeated 7-5, 7-5 by Australian No.1 seed and junior Wimbledon champion Luke Saville.
2009 Champion Rafael Nadal battled past great rival Roger Federer in a thrilling four-set semi-final on Australia Day in Melbourne. In their 27th meeting the Spanish second seed came from a set down to defeat the Swiss four-time Australian Champion 6-7(5), 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-4 after three hours and 42 minutes of tremendous tennis.
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova set up a showdown for the No.1 ranking in the Australian Open final on Saturday as both claimed hard fought three set semi-final wins. Azarenka came through a rollercoaster encounter with defending Champion Kim Clijsters 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 whilst 2008 Champion Sharapova edged past Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
The Men's doubles finalists were decided on day 11 in Melbourne with reigning Champions the Bryan Brothers and the unseeded pairing of Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek claiming semi-final victories. The top seeded American twins had to fight hard to see off Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) whilst Paes and Stepanek came from a set down to upset second seeded Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi.
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