Kuznetsova-Zvonareva win Aussie doubles title

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01/27/2012 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva bested Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci to win the Australian Open women's doubles title on Friday.

The unseeded Russian duo of Kuznetsova and Zvonareva earned a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory over the 11th-seeded Italian tandem, capturing their first Grand Slam title as doubles partners.

The two-time Grand Slam singles champion Kuznetsova was an Aussie Open doubles champion in 2005 and runner-up in 2004. The former Wimbledon and U.S. Open singles runner-up Zvonareva is a former U.S. Open doubles champ.

Errani was a singles quarterfinal loser in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Kuznetsova and Zvonareva each earned $237,500 for the victory.

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