MELBOURNE, Australia — Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza have continued what Hingis calls their "fairytale" run as a doubles combination.
Hingis and Mirza maintained their perfect record in Grand Slam doubles finals, beating the Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (1), 6-3 at the Australian Open on Friday to extend their winning streak to 36 matches on the way to a third major title.
Hingis, a three-time singles champion at Melbourne Park, and Mirza dominated the first-set tiebreaker preceded by eight service breaks, four by each team.
The winners added to their Wimbledon and U.