Vera Zvonareva and Laura Siegemund
Vera Zvonareva and Laura Siegemund won the U.S. Open women's doubles title in their first tournament together, beating the third-seeded duo of Xu Yifan and Nicole Melichar 6-4, 6-4.
Zvonareva, a Russian who turned 36 this week, added this title to the 2006 U.S. Open title she won with Nathalie Dechy. She also was the runner-up in singles at Flushing Meadows in 2010, falling to Kim Clijsters.
In 2006, Vera Zvonareva won her first #USOpen doubles title with Nathalie Dechy.
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 11, 2020
In 2020, Vera Zvonareva, as a mother, wins her second with Laura Siegemund. pic.twitter.com/1QOWvVcJPU
But she began playing less after giving birth to daughter Evelina in 2016.
Xu and Melichar finished second for the second straight tournament in New York. They were runners-up at the Western & Southern Open that's usually played in Ohio.
That championship moment 🥰
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 11, 2020
A first Grand Slam title for @laurasiegemund & the 2nd #USOpen title for @verazvonareva. pic.twitter.com/XsvgduGI1E
The men's semifinal matches will be played after the women's doubles championship where Alexander Zverev will be up against Pablo Carreno Busta, along with 2019 runner-up Daniil Medvedev facing No. 2 seed Dominic Thiem. None has won a Grand Slam title.
