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(L-R) Katerina Siniakova, Barbora Krejcikova, Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens shake hands after the WTA Finals doubles final in Fort Worth, U.S., November 7, 2022. /CFP
Veronika Kudermetova from Russia and Elise Mertens from Belgium beat defending champions Czech duo Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova 6-2, 4-6, 11-9 to win the doubles title at the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals on Monday.
The No.4 seeds came back from 7-2 down in the match-tiebreak to collect their second doubles title of the season and their third victory together since pairing up last year.
"It's tough to say right now because a lot of emotions," Kudermetova said at the post-match press conference. "But I think we're so happy and so proud of our team."
This was Kudermetova's fifth career WTA doubles title and the 16th for Mertens.
After this victory, Kudermetova is expected to rise to a career-high ranking of doubles world No.2, and Mertens will move into the top five.
In the singles contention, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus downed world No.1 Iga Swiatek from Poland to enter the final, setting up the showdown with Caroline Garcia from France.
(With input from Reuters)
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