Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula charge to doubles title in Doha

DOHA: The all-American pairing of Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula had a superb week at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open, as the unseeded duo took the doubles title in Doha with a 3-6, 7-5, [10-5] victory over No.3 seeds Veronika Kudermetova of Russia and Elise Mertens of Belgium.

Gauff and Pegula staged a comeback win in an hour and 40 minutes to claim the title at the WTA 1000 event, ending the seven-match winning streak of Kudermetova and Mertens, who won the Dubai title last week.

Gauff and Pegula were playing only their fourth event together, and their team results had not previously yielded many victories. They were 0-2 in 2021, and grabbed their first team win just last week in Dubai before falling in the second round.

But it all clicked into place for the Americans in Doha, who beat three seeded teams en route to the crown, including No.2 seeds Ena Shibahara and Zhang Shuai in the quarterfinals. Agencies

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