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12/23/2024 01:42:50 am

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Rogers Cup Doubles: Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci Capture Title

Top seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci capture first Rogers Cup crown

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After coming off a Grand Slam victory at Wimbledon, top seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci captured the Rogers Cup doubles crown, 7(7)-6(4) 6-3 on Sunday.

The five-time women's doubles Grand Slam champions Errani and Vinci have won their 24th Women's Tennis Association (WTA) title since pairing up.

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"It was a tough match," said Errani. "The first set was very close."

The Italian pair was forced to a tie-breaking first set by the tandem of Black and Mirza as both teams wouldn't let up on their serves.


The second set was all in favor of Errani and Vinci as they served for the match and broke the Black-Mirza pair to win their first Rogers Cup title.

The defending champions of the cup were Jelena Jankovic and Katarina Srebotnik, who both competed in the tournament with different partners.

Jankovic paired up with Klara Koukalova, and their tandem lost in the second round. Srebotnik, on the other hand, teamed up with Kveta Peschke and they lost to sisters Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan also in the second round.

Black and Mirza reached the finals after defeating second seeds Hsieh Su-wei of Chinese Taipei and mainland China's Peng Shuai.

Both teams are heading to Cincinnati to compete in the hard courts of the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio where the team of Hsieh and Peng are the defending champions.

Errani and Vinci have made the finals in all three Grand Slam tournaments this year, winning the Australian Open and recent Wimbledon Championships in London while placing second to Peng and Hsieh at the French Open.

The Italians are hoping to conclude the year with another Grand Slam finals appearance at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows on Aug. 25.

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