Paolini beaten again as Gauff, Siniakova win French Open doubles

US Coco Gauff, left, and Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniakova kiss the trophy after winning against Italy’s Jasmine Paolini and Italy’s Sara Errani of the women’s doubles final match of the French Open in Paris on June 9, 2024. (AFP)
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  • Coco Gauff, the reigning US Open singles champion, wins her first Grand Slam doubles title

PARIS: French Open singles runner-up Jasmine Paolini suffered another defeat in Sunday’s women’s doubles final as she and partner Sara Errani lost 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 to Coco Gauff and Katerina Siniakova.
Gauff, the reigning US Open singles champion, won her first Grand Slam doubles title. The 20-year-old American was a losing finalist at the 2021 US Open and 2022 French Open in doubles.
Siniakova, 28, captured her eighth Grand Slam doubles crown and third at Roland Garros. She claimed the other seven titles with fellow Czech Barbora Krejcikova.