Stosur-Shuai pair clinches women's doubles title

NEW YORK: Samantha Stosur of Australia and Zhang Shuai of China won their 11th straight match to triumph in the US Open women's doubles final over American teenagers Coco Gauff and Caty McNally at Flushing Meadows on Monday (IST).

The No. 14-seeded Australian-Chinese duo paired up to win their second Grand Slam women's doubles title as a team with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over the 11th-seeded American teenagers.

Stosur and Zhang, who also won the 2019 Australian Open, have won their last 11 matches, as they confirm their standing as the top team on tour at the moment. They came into the US Open having won the title in Cincinnati last month.

Stosur has now claimed four Grand Slam women's doubles titles, two of which have come in New York. She also won the US Open in 2005 alongside Lisa Raymond, as well as 2006 French Open with Raymond. Stosur also has won three mixed doubles Grand Slam titles.

The 37-year-old Australian's triumph in doubles this year comes 10 years after she won her only singles major title at the US Open, when she defeated Serena Williams in the 2011 final.

Zhang is now an undefeated 2-0 in major doubles finals, with both her Grand Slam trophies coming alongside Stosur.. IANS

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