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Doubles delight for sisters

Image: Champions: Venus and Serena Williams

Serena Williams warmed up for her Australian Open final against Justine Henin by claiming the women's doubles title with sister Venus.

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Serena and Venus secure fourth title at Melbourne Park

Serena Williams warmed up for her Australian Open final against Justine Henin by claiming the women's doubles title with sister Venus. The Williams sisters secured their fourth title in Melbourne - and their 11th Grand Slam crown overall - with a 6-4 6-3 over top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber. The victory means that Serena and Venus are now the third best women's doubles pairing of the Open era - trailing Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver (21 Grand Slam titles) and Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva (14). And Serena admitted she now wishes that she had teamed up with her older sister more on the doubles circuit. "We were talking today about how we wished we had have played more when we were younger," she said. "We still feel like we have so much we can win and just stay focused. We just love being out there and we love the competition. "More than anything, we really have fun, we smile and we enjoy it."