Paris (AFP)
The French Kristina Mladenovic and the Hungarian Timea Babos, title holders, won Sunday the women's doubles final at Roland Garros by beating the American-Chilean pair Desirae Krawczyk - Alexa Guarachi 6-4, 7-5.
"Here we are again!" Exclaimed Babos in French after receiving the trophy.
Mladenovic (27) and Babos (27) now have four Grand Slam titles together: Roland Garros 2019 and 2020, as well as two Australian Opens, in 2018 and 2020. They have also won two Masters ( 2018 and 2019).
Mladenovic had already won Roland-Garros in 2016, associated with his compatriot Caroline Garcia.
"Kiki" was very moved when speaking, thinking of the difficult times experienced in New York in the bubble of the US Open where she was put in confinement and excluded from the doubles tournament (with Babos) for having been a contact case of Benoît Paire, himself excluded from the tournament for a positive test for the coronavirus.
"A few weeks ago, we were unfairly disqualified from the US Open. To be here with you and with this trophy is something very strong," said the Frenchwoman, addressing her teammate before melting away. in tears.
“Physically, emotionally, I was exhausted today. You carried me through and through, I'm proud to have you as a partner,” she added.
Then, returning to the psychodrama of New York, she addressed a "small dedication to Benoît (Pair)": "We really did not have a 'pussy'", she said, referring to this famous cry pushed last year by the French player in his round of 16 at Roland Garros against Kei Nishikori where he felt strongly that his opponent was lucky.
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