Santangelo, Molik win doubles
Afp, Paris
Australia's Alicia Molik and Mara Santangelo of Italy won the French Open women's doubles title on Friday with a 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 win over Japan's Ai Sugiyama and Slovenia's Karatina Srebotnik.It was Molik's second Grand Slam title having teamed with Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova to win the 2005 Australian Open. The 26-year-old Australian was also runner-up with Todd Woodbridge in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2004. The 96-minute win was played out in front of just a few spectators on Court Philippe Chatrier with the match not finishing until 1910 GMT.
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Mara Santangelo (R) of Italy and Alicia Molik of Australia pose with their trophy after winning the French Open women's doubles final against Japan's Ai Sugiyama and Slovakia's Katarina Srebotnik at Roland Garros on Friday. PHOTO: AFP |
