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Suarez, Pascual win doubles crown
June 06, 2004 22:19 IST
Argentine Paola Suarez and Spain's Virginia Ruano Pascual won their third French Open women's doubles title on Sunday when they thrashed Russians Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva 6-0 6-3.
Champions in 2001 and 2002, Suarez and Ruano Pascual repeated their Australian Open victory over the Russians in January to win their third consecutive grand slam title.
It was the top seeds' fifth successive final at Roland Garros and ninth consecutive grand slam final.
"We didn't expect to win so easily," Ruano Pascual said. "We have complimentary games and when one of us is not at the top, the other compensates."
"I think the other players don't like to play against us because we don't have a typical game," Suarez added.
"They know we will fight to the end."
The only title to elude the pair is Wimbledon, where they have finished runners-up in each of the past two years. Ruano Pascual said she had a double aim for the rest of this year.
"First (to win) Wimbledon, with Paola, and after that the Olympics. It is a pity we cannot play together."
Suarez reached the semi-finals in the singles this year, losing to Russian Elena Dementieva. In 2001, she reached the mixed doubles final with Jaime Oncins, losing to Ruano Pascual who was playing with Thomas Carbonell.