French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova completed a rare feat at Roland Garros by adding the Women’s Doubles title to her singles success.
Krejcikova, 25, won the Singles title on Saturday and backed that up with victory alongside fellow Czech Katerina Siniakova in Paris yesterday.
No player had achieved the double since France’s Mary Pierce in 2000. The second seeds won 6-4, 6-2 against Poland’s Iga Swiatek and Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States.
It is their third major title together and Krejcikova’s seventh in total.
The pair quickly raced into a 5-1 lead and although Swiatek and Mattek-Sands fought back to 5-4, Krejcikova served out for the set.
Krejcikova and Siniakova had trouble with their serving in the Paris wind, racking up eight double faults but had enough experience and knowhow to win the final four games for victory.
That meant Krejcikova became only the seventh woman in history to win both the Singles and Doubles at Roland Garros. (BBC)
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