Laura Siegemund is again in the doubles final of the US Open. With partner Vera Zvonareva the second title is now on the way.
After the confident performance, Laura Siegemund showed her fist and fell into the arms of her partner Vera Zvonareva. The dream of the next Grand Slam title is alive – the Swabian is in the doubles final of the US Open for the second time in her career.
The 35-year-old from Metzingen gave Jennifer Brady (USA) and Luisa Stefani (Brazil) no chance alongside the Russian Zvonareva, with whom she had already triumphed in New York in 2020, 6:4, 6:1.
The Canadian-New Zealand duo Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe, seeded 16th, are now waiting in the final on Sunday (7 p.m. CEST/Sportdeutschland.tv).
“We had a good day and our strategy worked. I’m very proud of us and how we developed in this tournament,” said Siegemund afterwards with satisfaction: “You didn’t have such a good day today, but maybe you did We also took care of that.”
Siegemund failed early in the individual
Siegemund, who also triumphed in mixed doubles at Flushing Meadows in 2016, is now aiming for her third major title. Zvonareva, who turns 39 on Thursday, already has six triumphs – she won the mixed doubles at the US Open 19 years ago.
In the semi-finals, Siegemund and Swonarewa presented themselves at their best. While a storm was brewing at the Flushing Meadows facility, the spectators under the roof of the Louis Armstrong Stadium saw a hard-fought first set after a good start from the German and her partner.
As their opponents got better and better into the game over time, Siegemund and Zvonareva had to tremble at the end of the round, but fended off several break points.
In the second set, Siegemund in particular, who had failed in the singles in the first round after a courageous performance against current finalist Coco Gauff, continued to play strongly at the net. After two quick breaks, Brady/Stefani’s resistance was broken.