City
Epaper

Barbora-Katerina clinch French Open women's doubles title

By IANS | Updated: June 13, 2021 21:30 IST

Paris, June 13 No.2 seeded Czech pair Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova on Sunday clinched their second French ...

Open in App

Paris, June 13 No.2 seeded Czech pair Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova on Sunday clinched their second French Open women's doubles title, beating No.14 seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the USA and Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-4, 6-2 in the final here.

The final lasted one hour and 14 minutes at Court Philippe-Chatrier.

Barbora and Katerina have now won three Grand Slam women's doubles titles in their careers. In 2018, they had triumphed here for their first doubles title and won the Wimbledon title the next month.

On Saturday, Barbora won the women's singles title, beating Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, to become the first player to sweep the Roland Garros singles and women's doubles titles since Mary Pierce in 2000.

The last time a woman won the singles and doubles titles at any Grand Slam tournament was in 2016, when Serena Williams bagged both Wimbledon crowns.

Now, Barbora will become world No.1 on WTA doubles rankings on Monday.

"I'm just really happy. I'm really thankful to [Katerina] that she was there, that she was standing next to me. It felt a little bit easier than yesterday," said Barbora.

"I'm just really happy that we have another title, and looking forward we're going to continue with our cooperation in Wimbledon and also for the Olympics. I hope there's going to be a bright future for us."

Katerina echoed the feelings of her partner.

"Of course, I feel amazing. I'm really happy that we did it. I think we played great. We're really communicating really well. I think it's working," Katerina said at the post-match press conference.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: usaparisRoland GarrosKaterina SiniakovaWTAParigi siMary pierce
Open in App

Related Stories

MumbaiLawrence Bishnoi's Brother Anmol Bishnoi Deported from US, Key Conspirator in Baba Siddique Murder Case

Other Sports'Goodbye… But Not The End': Rohan Bopanna Announces Retirement After 22-Year-Old Career

CricketUAE vs USA Live Cricket Streaming: When and Where To Watch Match 87 of ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27

InternationalAfter Nepal, Now France: Vehicles Torched, Train and Road Traffic Disrupted as 'Block Everything' Protest Turns Violent

InternationalMan Dies After Getting Pulled Into MRI Machine at Long Island Hospital

Tennis Realted Stories

TennisCarlos Alcaraz to miss Davis Cup 2025 final 8 after sustaining muscular edema injury

TennisWorld Tennis League makes its India debut this December; Medvedev, Kyrgios, Bopanna, Rybakina to headline the tournament in Bengaluru

TennisJannik Sinner defends Nitto ATP Finals title with a straight-set win over Carlos Alcaraz

TennisHe always comes back stronger from losses: Carlos Alcaraz's special praise for Sinner

TennisATP Finals: Alcaraz sets yet another title clash with Sinner in Italy