法國網球公開賽 混雙冠軍 - Casey Dellacqua - 澳網 Tennis

PARTNER : Scott Lipsky (USA)

1R d. Anastasia Rodionova AUS / Mark Knowles BAH 7-6(9) 7-5
2R d. Yung-Jan Chan TPE / Eric Butorac USA 6-3 2-6 [10-6]
QF d. Vladimira Uhlirova CZE / Michal Mertinak SVK 7-6(4) 7-6(6)
SF d. Jarmila Gajdosova AUS / Thomaz Bellucci BRA 7-6(5) 2-6 1-0 [14-12]
F d. Katarina Srebotnik SLO(1)/Nenad Zimonjic SRB(1) 7-6(6) 4-6 [10-7]

PRIZE MONEY : 100,000 (€)

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Dellacqua, Lipsky win French Open mixed doubles

Paris, 03 June 2011 | tennis.com.au

Australia’s Casey Dellacqua and Scott Lipsky of the United States defeated
defending champions Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia and Serbia’s Nenad
Zimonjic to win the French Open mixed doubles title on Thursday.

Their 7-6(6) 4-6 [10-7] win prevented the top seeds from claiming a third
title in Paris having also triumphed in 2006.

“I never thought I would win a Grand Slam title,” said 26-year-old
Dellacqua. The West Australian made it to the final of the French Open
doubles in 2008 with Francesca Schiavone, but fell at the final hurdle.

“It’s just been a really good couple of weeks I think for both of us. To
finish it off with a Grand Slam title is – I mean, I’ve made a final
before, but to win and get one under the belt, it’s pretty exciting.”

After their success on clay, the pair are now weighing up whether or not to
try their luck on the grass together at Wimbledon.

“We haven’t discussed it, but I’m sure if Scott thinks I’m good enough,
yeah, maybe we’ll be able to play,” said Dellacqua, to which Lipsky added:
Yeah, I hope so. I can’t really argue with the week we had here. Hopefully
we can keep doing it.”

The pair told reporters after the final that the key to their success was
their aggressive play.

“I think with the format, you know, short deuces, and obviously a super
tiebreak for third set, it really does change the dynamics of how you kind of
play. You’ve got to be aggressive on the big points,” said Dellacqua.

“We stepped up when it mattered. We were always gonna walk off the court
knowing we went for it. We went for it, and we’ve got a Grand Slam title.”

For Dellacqua, the solid hit-out she’s had in both doubles and mixed doubles
in Paris has given her confidence a boost as she continues her long climb
back to the top 100. Currently ranked No.317 in the world, she still has a
way to go to get back to her career-high ranking of 39.

“The last two years have been not so good. I’ve had a fair bit of time out
of the game. To be honest, three months ago I was playing Challengers, [for]
$25,000 [prize money] in Australia, just playing doubles thinking I wasn’t
even going to be playing at the French Open.

“So I’ve exceeded anything that I thought I would achieve right at this
point. Yeah, it’s all steam ahead for me. Hopefully playing these big
matches like this, playing big points helps my singles, because that is a big
focus.”

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