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Britain's Jordanne Whiley retains Australian Open wheelchair doubles title

Britain's Jordanne Whiley and Japanese partner Yui Kamiji retain their Australian Open title in the women's wheelchair doubles.

Britain's Jordanne Whiley and her women's wheelchair doubles Japanese partner Yui Kamiji have retained the Australian Open title.

The duo secured a 4-6 6-4 7-5 victory over Netherlands pair Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot on Court 7 in Melbourne.

Yui Kamiji of Japan and Jordanne Whiley of Great Britain pose with the winners trophy after winning their women's wheelchair doubles final match against Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands and Aniel Van Koot of the Netherlands during the Australian Open 20© Getty Images

Whiley and Kamiji, who have five Grand Slam titles to their names, suffered a blow in the first set by going a break down, but they were able to bounce back in the second to level up.

The third set was a tight affair between the competitors, but Whiley and Kamiji were able to edge it to wrap up the contest and clinch the trophy in three hours and 21 minutes.

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