Olympic Champions Errani, Paolini Win French Open Women's Doubles Title
PARIS—Italian pair Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini beat Kazakh Anna Danilina and Serbia's Aleksandra Krunic 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, to win the women's doubles title at the French Open on Sunday.
It was the first Grand Slam trophy for the second-seeded Italians, who also won the Paris 2024 Olympics doubles title on the same court last year.
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