{"id":199710,"date":"2026-01-29T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=199710"},"modified":"2026-01-29T21:39:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:39:21","slug":"serbian-woman-in-the-australian-open-final-aleksandra-krunic-and-danilina-secure-a-title-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-woman-in-the-australian-open-final-aleksandra-krunic-and-danilina-secure-a-title-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"SERBIAN WOMAN IN THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL: Aleksandra Kruni\u0107 and Danilina Secure a Title Clash!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another major final for Aleksandra Kruni\u0107, the second of her career!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the Roland Garros final, Kruni\u0107 and Ana Danilina will also play for the title at the Australian Open. They overturned a 1:3 deficit in the third set and defeated Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani 7:6 (7-2), 3:6, 6:4. In the final, they will face the winners of the match Shibahara\/Zvonareva \u2013 Mertens\/Zhang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aleksandra and Ana ultimately won the first set\u2014it could have been easier, but in the end it was turbulent. The Serbian-Kazakh pairing had two set points at 5:2 and one at 5:3\u2026 however, it was not enough, as Dabrowski and Stefani came back into the set and at 5:5 reached 15-40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kruni\u0107 and Danilina remained composed, Ana served well and a turnaround followed. In the tie-break, the Kruni\u0107-Danilina pair was superior, the serve worked, and after exactly one hour the set ended with Aleksandra\u2019s ace for 7-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ana and Aleksandra reached 15-30 in the next game, but the Brazilian-Canadian combination won three points in a row to level the match at 1-1 in sets. They broke Danilina late in the second set, and then Kruni\u0107 at the start of the third set, right after Aleksandra sent a drive volley forehand into the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kruni\u0107 and Danilina had 0-30 at 1:2, but poor shots by the Kazakh player cost them a break opportunity under the newly closed roof due to rain. What they did not do then, they did in the next game, without losing a single point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kruni\u0107 and Danilina took control, went up 5:3, but then failed to serve out the match\u2014on the second break point Aleksandra sent a forehand wide. However, in the following game\u2014dominance. 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After the Roland Garros final, Kruni\u0107 and Ana Danilina will also play for the title at the Australian Open. They overturned a 1:3 deficit in the third set and defeated Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani 7:6 (7-2), 3:6, 6:4. 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