Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok captured the U.S. Open women’s doubles title on Friday, marking their first major victory as a team with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Kristina Mladenovic and Zheng Shuai.
Seeded No. 7, they started the year with a loss in the Australian Open final but excelled at Flushing Meadows, winning every set they played.
This win gives Ostapenko, a Latvian who previously won the 2017 French Open in singles, and Kichenok their fifth title together. Kichenok dedicated the triumph to her native Ukraine.
Mladenovic, who has six Grand Slam doubles titles, fell to 0-3 in U.S. Open finals. Zheng, who won the 2021 U.S. Open title with Sam Stosur, was seeking her second trophy in New York.
