In the Melbourne Summer Set women's doubles semifinals, Australian wildcards Destanee Aiava and Lizette Cabrera's winning streak came to a stop.
Aiava, 21, was playing in her maiden WTA semifinal, while Cabrera, 24, was playing in her fourth career WTA semifinal and first in more than three years.
The seasoned Italian combo Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini, on the other hand, shattered their hopes of reaching the final.
In their semifinal match, Errani and Paolini, a former world No. 1 doubles player and two-time Australian Open champion, won 6-2 6-4.
In the Melbourne Summer Set doubles semifinals, Sam Stosur and Zhang Shuai were also defeated.
Tereza Martincova of the Czech Republic and Mayar Sherif of Egypt shocked the top seeds at Melbourne Park today, winning 7-6(4) 6-3.
The 2021 US Open champions had their opportunities, but just one of their six breakpoints was converted in the 89-minute match.
Stosur and Zhang will now focus on the Sydney Tennis Classic, their final warm-up tournament before the Australian Open, which begins later this month.