France’s Nicolas Mahut and Hugues Herbert clinch another French Open doubles title | Tennis News – Times of India
Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert became the first French pair to win their home Grand Slam twice when they defeated Kazakhs Alexander Bublik and Andrey Golubev 4-6 7-6(1) 6-4 in the men’s doubles final at Roland Garros on Saturday.
Herbert and Mahut, who have won all four majors in doubles together, added to their 2018 French Open title after recovering from a shaky start.
Herbert and Mahut, who have won all four majors in doubles together, added to their 2018 French Open title after recovering from a shaky start.
A title unlike any other for @nmahut and @p2hugz #RolandGarros https://t.co/E1sMDA22zx
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) 1623527955000
They saved three match points in the semi-finals against Colombians Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah.
The only other home favourites to lift the trophy were Henri Leconte and Yannick Noah in 1984 and Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in 2014.
Parfait ?#RolandGarros https://t.co/BtD4F5sdEm
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) 1623525118000
It is Herbert and Mahut’s fifth Grand Slam title after their 2018 French Open triumph and titles at the 2015 U.S. Open, Wimbledon 2016 and the 2019 Australian Open.
Title No. 18 as a team……and it’s a beaut. ?#RolandGarros https://t.co/CxLvtmqJsx
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) 1623523727000
They only lost one Grand Slam final, their first, at the 2015 Australian Open.
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