Kristina Mladenovic and timea babos conquer's of the women's doubles final in Melbourne 2018

MELBOURNE, Australia

The reunion of Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic opened with major success right from the start.

The fifth-seeded Hungarian/French pairing shocked Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina, 6-4, 6-3, to claim the Australian Open Women’s Doubles title in their very first tournament back together since they ended their partnership after the WTA Finals in 2015.

"We started again after two years off, and to start with a win here in Australia is an incredible feeling," Babos said, during the trophy presentation. 

"I was in tears, for sure, and it’s just amazing to play with you," she told her partner