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Brazilian duo Larissa Franca and Juliana Felisberta beat top seeds Chen Xue and Zhang Xi of China 21-16, 21-18 in the women's final at the German Grand Slam in Berlin on Sunday.

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The top two seeds faced each other in the final of the German Grand Slam in Berlin on Sunday.

World number one duo Chen Xue and Zhang Xi of China were forced forced to fight back after Brazil's Larissa Franca and Juliana Felisberta took the first set.

The Brazilians had been crowned champions in six of the last seven seasons and Felisberta edged them closer to another title when she made it 11-7 in the second set.

Franca and Felisbertaa's lead was eventually cut back to two points, but they served for the match and sealed the Grand Slam victory 21-16, 21-18.

The finalists were joined on the podium by Italian duo Marta Menegatti and Greta Cicolari, who beat German pairing Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler in the third place play-off.