Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini won the women's doubles at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, after a thrilling match against the Russians, under neutral flag, Andreeva and Shnaider. A medal and a historic gold medal for Italian tennis, the first for our colours in the discipline, which adds to the bronze won by Musetti yesterday and that of Uberto de Morpurgo 100 years ago. An intense match that, at the end of the first set, saw Errani request medical intervention for a groin problem, which did not, however, stop the Italians. In the second set, they won two to breakthe more the game in the final with the Russians serving. super tie-break The Italians took two breaks ahead and held on to the 10-7 final. “We started very badly, it was tough, but we recovered immediately and now we are so happy,” said Errani, 37, echoed by Paolini: “It was very difficult. I went in very tense, but then the tension went away. It's a unique emotion.”
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