China’s Zhang Shuai wins Australian Open women’s doubles title alongside Samantha Stosur

China’s Zhang Shuai followed in the footsteps of Li Na’s grand slam success by claiming the Australian Open doubles title with Samantha Stosur.

The unseeded Australian-Chinese combination battled past Hungarian-French second seeds Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic – last year’s champions – 6-3, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena.

“Today, it is a dream [come] true for me,” said Zhang, who won her first major doubles title.

Stosur added: “Shuai, it is always a pleasure being on court with you, we have a great friendship.”