Guo Hanyu and Kristina Mladenovic triumph in Wimbledon women’s doubles
Chinese and French pair beat second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani to claim their first major title together
Chinese and French pair Guo Hanyu and Kristina Mladenovic outwitted second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani 6-3, 7-5 to win the Wimbledon women’s doubles title on Sunday for their first major triumph together.
Mladenovic, who won six grand slam doubles titles between 2018 and 2022, suffered a long-term injury that left her on crutches last year. She paired up with Guo earlier this year.
“It feels like a dream ... I definitely cannot believe what just happened now,” Mladenovic, 34, said after her maiden Wimbledon win.
Tenth seeds Guo and Mladenovic were quick to read Dabrowski’s early lobs and raced to a 5-0 lead. The Canadian-Brazilian pairing of Dabrowski and Stefani fought back to win the next three games, but it was not enough to save the set.