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    French Open: Gauff-Siniakova clinch women's doubles title
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    French Open: Gauff-Siniakova Clinch Women's Doubles Title

    By IANS News June 09, 2024 • 19:30 PM View: 996
    Billie Jean King Cup: Last-minute pair, Coco Gauff and Katerina Siniakova clinched the French Open doubles title here on Sunday, overcoming Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in a gripping final. The American-Czech registered a 7-6(5), 6-3 victory, marking Gauff's first Grand Slam doubles title and Siniakova's eighth.

    Seeded no. 5 in the draw, Gauff and Siniakova only paired up for the French Open due to injuries sidelining their expected partners. Gauff was originally set to play with Jessica Pegula, who missed the entire clay-court season due to injury. Meanwhile, Siniakova's usual partners, Australia's Storm Hunter and Taylor Townsend, were also out with injuries. Hunter ruptured her Achilles at the Billie Jean King Cup in April, and Townsend injured her ankle in Rabat just before the French Open.

    Townsend, recovering from her injury, played a pivotal role in facilitating the last-minute partnership between Gauff and Siniakova. "Really, I was trying to find an American to play with because Jessie pulled out, and obviously the Olympics are going to be here," Gauff explained earlier in the tournament. "My whole plan at the start of the year was to try to play with somebody I could potentially play with at the Olympics."

    TAGS Coco Gauff Katerina Siniakova French Open Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini The American Grand Slam Jessica Pegula Storm Hunter Taylor Townsend Billie Jean King Cup When Townsend Caroline Dolehide Desirae Krawczyk Iga Swiatek Roland Garros
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