New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and Canadian Gaby Dabrowski have won ugly into the third round of the women's doubles at the Australian Open.
The No 2 seeds were down a set but eventually defeated Maia Lumsden from Britain and the Czech Republic’s Anna Siskova 4-6 6-3 6-4 again having to find a rhythm to game after a three set win in round one.
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Dabrowski was broken in the opening game of the match as the highly ranked pair struggle against their lower ranked oppoents who eventually wrapped up the first set on a couple of mistakes from the Canadian player
Into the second set it was Siskova who was broken in the second game and the Kiwi - Candian combo reached a 4-2 lead only for Dabrowski to drop her serve, but they broke the Brit's serve next and then Routliffe finished it off.
In the third set the second seeds took a 3-0 lead only the scored to make it's way to 4-4 after a Dabrowski break.
Siskova was up 40-0 in the next game, but after a long series of points Routliffe and Dabrowski came back to get the break.
Routliffe then served out the match in a scarppy victory, but in the end it's not how you win, but the result that matters.