Italians Errani and Vavassori win mixed doubles against American pair
Third-seeded Italian pair Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori beat fourth-seeded Americans Taylor Townsend and Evan King 6-4, 6-2 to win the mixed doubles title at the French Open on Thursday. It was their second major title together after winning last yearโs US Open. For Errani, it was another trophy won at Roland-Garros after winning Olympic gold in womenโs doubles with compatriot Jasmine Paolini last year.
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โLetโs see if I will see you next year, letโs hope,โ the 38-year-old Errani, who was a 2012 French Open singles runner-up, told the crowd on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
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Townsend was the US Open mixed runner-up last year with Donald Young, and has won two major womenโs doubles titles. She thanked King for playing with her. โWe’re running it back at Wimbledon, so weโre going to try it again,โ she said.