MELBOURNE, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci took a three-set win Friday over Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina and repeated as Australian Open women's doubles champions.
Errani and Vinci rallied from a third-set deficit for a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 victory. The win marked the fourth Grand Slam doubles title for Errani and Vinci, who needed to win the title in Melbourne to retain the world No. 1 ranking in women's doubles.