“Poor commentators” – Netizens in total awe of identically dressed twin sisters Annika and Kristina Penickova and sisters Alena and Jana Kovackova during their Australian Open clash

The pair of Annika and Kristina Penickova defeated Alena and Jana Kovackova in the semifinal of the Australian Open juniors doubles.

“Poor commentators” – Netizens in total awe of identically dressed twin sisters Annika and Kristina Penickova and sisters Alena and Jana Kovackova during their Australian Open clash

Annika Penickova, Kristina Penickova and Alena Kovackova, Jana Kovackova locked horns in Australian Open girls' doubles semifinal (Images via X)

The Australian Open junior women’s doubles match attracted the tennis world’s attention as they saw a unique scene taking place in Melbourne. This is all due to two identically dressed twins.

America’s Annika Penickova and Kristina Penickova and Czech Slovakia’s Alena Kovackova and Jana Kovackova faced each other in the semifinal clash held on Thursday (January 23). But the talking point was them being twins wearing identical outfits.

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The Penickovas sisters were dressed in blue, while the Kovackovas were in red. A popular account on X shared the video, garnering more than two million views.

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The Penickovas and Kovackovas gave each other a tough fight, but in the end, the former emerged as the winner to secure a berth in the final. Annika and Kristina started the match in an emphatic fashion, winning three games in a row, but momentum shifted when the Kovackovas made the comeback before tying the scores 5-5.

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Team red, that is the Kovackovas, somehow claimed the first set but were no match for the twins from America as they were restricted to just one game in the second set. The match was pushed to the tie-breaker, with the Penickova sisters winning with scores of 5-7, 6-1, and 11-9.

Netizens react to identically dressed twins in Australian Open juniors girls’ doubles match

Fans on social media found watching the twins, Annika and Kristina Penickova, and Alena and Jana Kovackova satisfying, but they also felt some pity for the commentators, who probably had a hard time.

Annika Penickova and Kristina Penickova
Annika Penickova and Kristina Penickova (Image via Australian Open)

Check out some of their reactions here:

After knocking out the Kovackovas, the Penickovas locked horns with second-seeded pair, Australia’s Emerson Jones and Britain’s Hannah Klugman, in the final on Friday (January 24).

The doubles match started with Jones and Klugman winning two consecutive games, but the Americans made an incredible comeback to take the set and continued to have the momentum in the second set and finally won the match with a scoreline of 6-4, 6-2.

Kristina played that match following her semifinal clash in singles which she won with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 scoreline over Mia Pohankova to schedule the final match with 4th seed from Japan, Sonobe Wakana, who reached the summit clash with a straight-set win over Jones, the first seed in the tournament.

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Jones had also made her Grand Slam debut in the tournament and faced Elena Rybakina in the first round. With her win, Kristina, the sixth seed in singles, has become the first American to reach the Australian Open girls’ singles final since 2012.