It’s a certainty, there will be a Belgian in the doubles semi-final at the Australian Open. The last two Belgians in the table will meet in the quarter-finals.
Elise Mertens, defending champion, passed the third round, with her new teammate, the Russian Veronika Kudermetova. The two ladies beat the Chinese Yifan Xu and Zhaoxuan Yan, 7/6-6/4.
On his side, Kirsten Flipkens and the Spanish Sara Sorribes Tormo eliminated Romania Jacqueline Christian and the German Andrea Petkovic, 6/1-6/2.
