French teens win doubles
ByReuters
Published 04/06/2004 at 18:20 GMT
Teenagers Tatiana Golovin and Richard Gasquet of France won the French Open mixed doubles title on Friday, beating fourth-seeded Wayne and Cara Black of Zimbabwe 6-3 6-4. Both beaten in the first round of the singles, the French youngsters received a wild
"It's a great time for both of us. It gave us a chance to play an important match on centre court in front of a big crowd. It can only be good for the future," said the 17-year-old Gasquet.
The 16-year-old Golovin said she had enjoyed playing the tournament with Gasquet.
"I had said in the press I would love to play with Richard. Our agents took care of it and here we are," the 16-year old said.
"We get on very well and we'll see if we can play together again at Wimbledon."
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