'Sad' star's emotional speech after final loss

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Japanese doubles ace Shuko Aoyama has breached down aft her Australian Open women's doubles last nonaccomplishment with spouse Ena Shibahara.

The brace were defeated successful consecutive sets by apical seeds and defending champions Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova 6-4, 6-3.

In her code connected Rod Laver Arena, Aoyama said the brace "tried to combat until the end".

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"It's astonishing playing [with you]," she said to Shibahara. "We tried to bash our best, but I'm a small spot sad.

"Thank you to my team. I couldn't triumph contiguous but thank you truthful overmuch for bringing maine here," she added.

"Thank you to my manager for everything you've done for me. I'm truthful blessed to play good here. I'll effort to travel backmost adjacent year.

"I'm truthful blessed to play successful the last … convey you truthful much."

The Japanese brace were ne'er truly successful the hunt - they were breached successful the precise archetypal crippled of the match, and were ne'er successful front.

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They did nevertheless look to marque a lucifer of it successful the 2nd acceptable - warring backmost from 2-0 down to get backmost on-serve, earlier capitulating to suffer 6-3.

Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova person present won 4 of the past 5 expansive slams, and are reigning Olympic champions.

"Well, they showed wherefore they're truthful dominant," Jelena Dokic said connected Nine's coverage.

"It's the astir accordant brace retired there. Very hard to beat, precise hard to get through, precise hard to find a weakness."

They are besides 7-1 from their 8 expansive slam doubles finals.

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