Mirra Andreeva plus Diana Shnaider equals bad news for the rest of the women’s doubles circuit.
Two weeks after falling just short of the Madrid title, the reunited partners left no doubt who set the standard in Rome. They capped a dominant run Sunday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over No. 7 seeds Cristina Bucsa and Nicole Melichar-Martinez, needing just 69 minutes to close out the final.
With the victory, Andreeva and Shnaider are the 2026 Internazionali BNL d’Italia women’s doubles champions — their second WTA 1000 title and their third trophy together overall. They’re the first team other than Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend to win a WTA 1000 doubles title since Dubai in February. Fittingly, Andreeva and Shnaider knocked out the No. 2 seeds in straight sets in the semifinals on their way to the crown.
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