For Dodig and Mirza this will be their second final at a Grand Slam tournament, having played in the final of Roland Garros last year, when they lost to Swiss Martina Hingis and Indian Leander Paes.
Lučić-Baroni beat Pliskova 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open
After she secured a quarter finals position in women’s singles on Sunday, Croatian tennis player Mirjana Lučić-Baroni repeated the same success on Monday in singles, winning 6-4, 6-2 against 21-year-old American Jennifer Brady
Croatian tennis player Mirjana Lučić-Baroni made it for the first time to the fourth round at the Australian Open, after defeating Greek Maria Sakkari with 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, while Ivo Karlović was stopped by the 11th ranked Belgian David Goffin with 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
Ana Konjuh didn’t make it to the 3rd round of the Australian Open in Melbourne, defeated by Australian Darija Gavrilova with 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 after two hours and three minutes of play
An unexpected loss for Čilić who only has himself to blame
Croatian tennis player Donna Vekić moved on to the second round of the Australian Open after defeating on Tuesday with 7-5, 6-3 Aussie Lizette Cabrera
For the third time in his career, Karlović came back from 0-2 in sets, while Ivan Dodig ended his performance in the first round, losing to Uzbek Denis Istomin with 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
“I knew it would be difficult as Jerzy Janowicz is a player with a great serve and plays quite aggressively,” said the premier Croatian tennis player Marin Čilić after defeating the Polish tennis player 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3, coming back from 0-2 in sets
The best Croatian tennis player Marin Čilić, 7th seeded in the Australian Open, will play in the first round of the premiere Grand Slam tournament in 2017 against Pole Jerzy Janowicz (268th in ATP), while the best female tennis player Ana Konjuh (36th in WTA) will compete against French Kristina Mladenović (45th in WTA)