Krejcikova and Siniakova win Wimbledon women's doubles title

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Czech duo Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova won the Wimbledon women’s doubles final on Saturday — five years after they won the junior title together — and dedicated the victory to their late compatriot Jana Novotna.

They beat American Nicole Melichar and Czech Kveta Peschke 4-6 6-4 6-0 to add the Wimbledon title to the French Open crown they won last month.

Krejcikova said the triumph was a fitting way to mark the 20-year anniversary of the Wimbledon singles title won by Novotna who died last year.

Katerina Siniakova (L) and Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic celebrate their victory against Nicole Melichar of the United States and Kveta Peschke of Czech Republic after the Women' Doubles final on day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14, 2018 in London, England. /VCG Photo

“She really deserves for us to think about her in really good spirit, in really good way,” she said.

“I think it’s really good that it was mentioned that she won [the] title here 20 years ago. It was her biggest title. She really wanted to win it, as I know from the stories she told me. Right here, like 20 years after her winning Grand Slam. Only doubles, but still it’s perfect. I think she would be really proud too.”

The only blemish on an otherwise great afternoon was that they did not get to play the title match on Center Court because of delays caused by the over-running men’s singles semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.

The last pair to win the Wimbledon women’s doubles title on the back of a French Open win were Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama 15 years ago.

Source(s): Reuters