Martina hingis and mirza conquer 's of the women's doubles in Melbourne 2016

Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza have claimed a third consecutive Grand Slam doubles title to extend their unbeaten run to 36 matches at the expense of Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka, 7-6(1) 6-3.

The Hingis-Mirza partnership was a revelation in 2015, scooping the Wimbledon and US Open titles. Having claimed the WTA Tour finals title, the pairing’s success has continued into 2016 with the Brisbane and Sydney titles.

“Yeah, it's amazing. Our fairytale continues,” said a delighted Hingis who hailed the duo’s trust in each other. “It's amazing since winning Wimbledon. After that we only lost two more matches. It keeps going.”

“When I saw that ball like floating, going out, I was like very relieved. We kind of feel like we can dig it out. Even we don't always play the best tennis, we find a way, like especially in the tiebreaker. That's when it really counted.