Italian duo Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini clinched their first French Open women's doubles title at Roland-Garros on Sunday, defeating Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. The second-seeded pair, who were runners-up last year, added this victory to their Olympic gold medal collection.
This marks Errani's second French Open doubles title and sixth major tournament victory overall. The 38-year-old veteran previously enjoyed significant success with former partner Roberta Vinci, winning titles at the U.S. Open, Wimbledon, and Australian Open.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Errani has had a particularly successful run in Paris this year, also securing the mixed doubles title alongside Andrea Vavassori.
Paolini, who has proven herself in singles competition, was the runner-up in last year's French Open singles final, where she faced Iga Swiatek.
In the men's doubles final, Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos secured their first major title together. The veteran pair, with a combined age of 79, overcame British duo Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski with a score of 6-0, 6-7 (5), 7-5.
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Who's that IPL player?The fifth-seeded Spanish-Argentine partnership of Granollers, 39, and Zeballos, 40, had previously reached three Grand Slam finals, finishing as runners-up at the U.S. Open in 2019 and Wimbledon in both 2021 and 2023.
Salisbury and Skupski made history as the first all-British team to reach a Grand Slam men's doubles final in the Open era.
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