Olympics-Tennis-Italians Paolini and Errani speed into Olympic doubles final

Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis - Women's Doubles Quarterfinals - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - August 01, 2024. Jasmine Paolini of Italy and Sara Errani of Italy celebrate after winning their match against Katie Boulter of Britain and Heather Watson of Britain. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

PARIS (Reuters) - Women's doubles pair Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani eased past Czech duo Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova 6-3 6-2 on Friday, to ensure a first tennis medal for Italy since 1924.

The straight-sets victory offered some comfort for world number five Paolini after she was knocked out in the third round of the singles by unseeded Slovakian Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.