Errani and Paolini are once again the queens of Paris, after the Olympics, Roland Garros is theirs too
At this point, Philippe Chatrier is their home. The wisdom of Sara Errani, the accelerations of Jasmine Paolini and once again Paris applauds. Here the two girls won the Olympic gold last summer, here they triumph in the women's doubles and win their first Slam as a couple. Errani-Paolini beat the Kazakh-Serbian couple Danilina-Krunic (on the bill together for the first time) and they do it with a little more effort than expected for two like them who instead only need the blink of an eye to understand each other. It ends 6-4 2-6 6-1 in two hours and 15 minutes: Errani takes home her sixth Slam title in doubles (the first with Paolini, the other five with Roberta Vinci including the victory here in 2012, the year in which she also reached the final in singles); for Jasmine instead it is the baptism, she who has played two Slam finals in singles and lost two, however. Parisian turnover of absolute prestige for Sarita, also considering the victory in the mixed together with Andrea Vavassori (encore in 2024 at the US Open).
THE ROLAND GARROS FINAL
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Crucial passage in the first set, at 4-3 for the Italians: an interminable game full of spectacular shots and naivety, tricks and wigs, won by Danilina-Krunic and bringing the score back to 4-4, but it is at this point that the Italians show why they are the strongest, while Errani works with the foil (which rhymes with lob), Paolini uses the forehand like a club and pierces the opponent's defense. 5-4 and the first set is there to bite and they bite it also thanks to Danilina's slams under the net. The first set ends 6-4 and you have the feeling that the red carpet could already be rolled out for the two girls. But that's not the case, the second set takes the wrong path for us, "idemo" shouts a small group of Serbian fans in the stands, "let's go" that is the battle cry for Djokovic and it has its effect here too.
Chatrier is having fun, the women's doubles offers a more human tennis which does not always mean exciting, but made of tactics and waiting, it is a game of strategy and position. And mistakes, of course. Errani frequents the net, Paolini instead goes there when forced. Jas said: "Sara tells me to attack after her lobs, but I don't always follow her". They are imperfect in their perfection, but it doesn't always happen to find the key to break through. In fact: Danilina-Krunic waste two set points, but the gifts stop there, 6-2 for the Kazakh-Serbian pair.
The third set, let's face it, was not in the plans of the queens of Rome, they waste three break points on 1-0, two volleys and a slap volley by Errani keep the game standing until Jas' forehand bends Krunic's arm. The break gives wings to the Italians, the story of the match ends here, the story of Roland Garros is updated. There is only one effort left to make, the sweetest: lifting the trophy.
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