Britain's Jordanne Whiley retains Australian Open wheelchair doubles title

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.

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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.