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Czechs end Japan’s Roland Garros doubles dream
PARIS, June 10, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya’s hopes of
becoming the first all-Japanese pair to win a Grand Slam doubles title were
swamped by a barrage of big hitting from Czech pair Barbora Krejcikova and
Katerina Siniakova in Sunday’s French Open final.
The sixth seeds won 6-3, 6-3 in just 65 minutes against Hozumi and Ninomiya
who had stunned top seeds and Australian Open champions Kristina Mladenovic
and Timea Babos in the semi-finals.
For the Czechs, it was their first Slam title.
On Saturday, Japan had enjoyed two title victories at the French Open.
World number one Yui Kamiji won her third Roland Garros women’s wheelchair
championship with a 2-6, 6-0, 6-2 victory over Diede de Groot of the
Netherlands.
It was the sixth Slam singles title for the 24-year-old world number one.
Shingo Kunieda then claimed the men’s title, his seventh in Paris and 22nd
overall at the majors.
The 34-year-old defeated Argentine second seed Gustavo Fernandez 7-6 (7/5),
6-0.
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