MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) " History beckons for Bob and Mike Bryan in the Australian Open men's double final on Saturday.Record book notations are one of the few motivations left for the American twins as they attempt to equal John Newcombe's 17 Grand Slam doubles titles. Peers, who grew up in Melbourne, and Kontinen are seeking their first Australian doubles title. In the women's doubles final Friday, second-seeded Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova will play 12th-seeded Andrea Hlavackova and Peng Shuai. It's the fourth major doubles final for Mattek-Sands and Safarova who won the first tournament they contested as a team at the 2015 Australian Open. Hlavackova and Peng, yet to win a Grand Slam title together, haven't dropped a set on the way to the final.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2017 08:10 UTC