Hsieh Su-wei and Jan Zielinski win the Australian Open mixed doubles title

The Taiwanese-Polish duo trailed Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski by a set and a break, but survived a match point in the Match Tie-break to win 6-7(5), 6-4, 11-9.

Melbourne: Hsieh Su-wei and Jan Zielinski staged an epic comeback to claim the Australian Open mixed doubles title, defeating No. 2 seeds Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski in Melbourne on Friday.

The Taiwanese-Polish duo trailed Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski by a set and a break, but survived a match point in the Match Tie-break to win 6-7(5), 6-4, 11-9.

“It was exciting and my partner is very good. I know he is very good from the baseline, at the net and on serve. I just have to do my best to get the ball in the court and pass the net person. This is my job, very clear. He's doing his job, so I'm doing my job and we're doing well,” Hsieh said at the champions' press conference, as quoted by the WTA.

At Rod Laver Arena, Hsieh and Zielinski rallied from a set and a break down at 7-6, 4-2, winning four games in a row to take the second set and set up a match tiebreak.

Hsieh and Zielinski then led 4-0 and 6-2 at the breaker, but Krawczyk and Skupski staged a spirited rally to level the score. Krawczyk and Skupski even had a championship point (9-8) when Skupski hit two consecutive aces.

However, a pair of overhead wins from Hsieh and Zielinski earned their team a championship point at 10-9, which they scored after Skupski's netted volley. It was all Hsih/Zielinski from then on, with a three-point stretch to close the game. They won the championship with just one set loss in the competition, after advancing to the final with four consecutive wins.

Hsieh could add another crown to her Grand Slam title later this weekend as she also faces Elise Mertens in the women's doubles final. Hsieh has won four Wimbledon titles and two Roland Garros crowns, but she is aiming for her first victory at the Australian Open in women's doubles.

“Thanks to my partner. We only knew at the last minute who we were going to play mixed doubles with. I watched until the very last day, or the penultimate day. We found each other on the search list and that turned out well. So maybe we can keep this going for the next few tournaments. It was a great run,” Zielinski said during the awards ceremony.