Olympics-Tennis-Italy's Errani and Paolini win women's doubles gold

Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis - Women's Doubles Gold Medal Match - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - August 04, 2024. Jasmine Paolini of Italy and Sara Errani of Italy celebrate after winning gold against Mirra Andreeva of AIN and Diana Shnaider of AIN. REUTERS/Edgar Su

PARIS (Reuters) -Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini claimed Italy's first ever Olympic tennis gold medal as they beat Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider 2-6 6-1 (10-7) to win the women's doubles on Sunday.

Russians Andreeva and Shnaider, who were competing as neutrals, took the opening set but had to settle for silver after the Italian pair fought back.