French Open 2025: Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini claim first women's doubles title

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 Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini claim first women's doubles title

Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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.

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Errani has had a particularly successful run in Paris this year, also securing the mixed doubles title alongside Andrea Vavassori.

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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.Quiz: 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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