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Makarova and Vesnina win French Open women's doubles title
It was a first Grand Slam title for the Russian pair and it was the first time they had beaten the Italians in five attempts, their last encounter being a semi-final loss at the Australian Open in January.
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Russian fourth seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the French Open women's doubles title on Sunday by defeating top seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy 7-5, 6-2 in the final.
It was a first Grand Slam title for the Russian pair and it was the first time they had beaten the Italians in five attempts, their last encounter being a semi-final loss at the Australian Open in January.
Errani and Vinci have been the dominant women's doubles team in the world over the last year, winning the French Open and US Open in 2012 and also the Australian Open this year.
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Roger Federer
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Michael Llodra
Rafael Nadal
Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic
Bernard Tomic
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Jie Zheng
Maria Sharapova
Agnieszka Radwanska
Victoria Azarenka
Elena Vesnina
Ekaterina Makarova
French Open 2013
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