LONDON (AFP) – France’s Kristina Mladenovic and China’s Guo Hanyu won the Wimbledon women’s doubles title on Sunday with a final victory over second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani._x000D_
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The 10th seeds eased to a 6-3, 7-5 win on Centre Court._x000D_
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It was a seventh Grand Slam women’s doubles triumph for Mladenovic, making her the first Frenchwoman to win the Wimbledon doubles title since 1937._x000D_
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“I’m very proud to be standing here with her,” said Mladenovic of her partnership with Guo, which started this year._x000D_
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“It was a lot of work on and off the court and a lot of fun.”_x000D_
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Former singles world number 10 Mladenovic and Guo also reached the French Open quarter-finals last month._x000D_
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It was another near-miss in the Grand Slams this year for Canada’s Dabrowski and Brazilian Stefani, after semi-final defeats at the Australian and French Opens.
