Coco Gauff (20) and Katerina Siniakova (28) secured the French Open women’s doubles title on Sunday with a 7-6(5), 6-3 victory over Italians Sara Errani (37) and Jasmine Paolini (28), just a day after Paolini’s devastating loss in the singles final. This triumph marked Siniakova’s eighth women’s Grand Slam doubles title and Gauff’s first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pairing of Gauff and Siniakova was a last-minute decision, formed just days before the tournament began after Gauff’s regular partner, Jessica Pegula, withdrew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Thank you, Katerina, for playing with me, we decided to do it two days before the tournament started,” said Gauff, who was a doubles finalist at the 2022 French Open. “It was very last minute, I wasn’t planning on playing doubles, so thank you for asking me.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Match Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The match’s first hour saw significant serving struggles for Errani and Siniakova, with each being broken twice, leading to a tiebreaker for the first set. Paolini and Errani initially took a 5-3 lead in the tiebreaker, but Siniakova’s elevated performance turned the tide, favouring her and Gauff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Italians began the second set with vigour, securing four break points in the first game. However, Gauff and Siniakova fought back for a crucial hold, subsequently breaking to take a 2-0 lead. This momentum shift seemed to deflate Errani and Paolini, and despite their efforts to bring the set back on serve twice, Gauff and Siniakova broke once more to lead 5-3. Gauff, overcoming recent struggles with her revamped serve, showed no nerves and secured the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n