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The Spanish armada succeeds again

Spanish duo Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual thrashed the Belarussian/Russian combine of Victoria Azarenka and Elena Vesnina 6 1, 6 1 in the final to win the women's doubles title at the French Open.

The number three seeds were also the defending champions in the category.It

It was the sixth title at Roland Garros for the 35-year-old Ruano Pascual and her 10th major win. It was Medina Garrigues' second major after her win here last year.  

The Spanish pair had got the better of the Australian/Italian combine of Casey Dellaqua and Francesca Schiavone 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the 2008 final.

Image: Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual
Photograph: Reuters
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