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Errani-Paolini win Olympic tennis gold in women's doubles

'We got off to a difficult start - now we are beyond happy'

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(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 5 - Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini have won Italy's first ever Olympic tennis gold medal after beating Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider representing the neutral AIN team 2-6 6-1 (10-7) to win the women's doubles.
    "We got off to a terrible start, it was hard, but we immediately recovered and now we are beyond happy", Errani said on Sunday night.
    Paolini also noted it was "extremely hard" but the initial tension experienced during the match "went away" and the emotion was "unique". (ANSA).
   

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