Tennis-France's Mahut and Herbert clinch another French Open doubles title


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 13 Jun 2021

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 12, 2021 France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut celebrate with the trophy after winning their men's doubles final match against Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik and Andrey Golubev REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

(Reuters) - Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut became the first French pair to win their home Grand Slam twice when they defeated Kazakhs Alexander Bublik and Andrey Golubev 4-6 7-6(1) 6-4 in the men's doubles final at Roland Garros on Saturday.

Herbert and Mahut, who have won all four majors in doubles together, added to their 2018 French Open title after recovering from a shaky start.

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