Sep 11, 2020; Flushing Meadows, New York, USA; (L-R) Vera Zvonareva of Russia looks on as Laura Siegemund of Germany speaks during the awards ceremony after their match against Yifan Xu of China and Nicole Melichar of the United States (both not pictured) in the women's doubles final on day eleven of the 2020 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - Laura Siegemund said she was filled with mixed emotions after capturing the U.S. Open women's doubles crown with Russia's Vera Zvonareva on Friday, the day of her aunt's funeral.
Siegemund's aunt, Helga, the twin sister of her mother, died from cancer nearly three weeks ago when the German was in New York ahead of the U.S. Open.
