Overview

• Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens recovered from a 3-6 opening set loss to defeat Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4 in Sunday’s final at the All England Club.
• After dropping the first set, the pair secured three consecutive breaks in the second set and clinched the deciding set with a vital break at 5-4.
• Kudermetova celebrated her inaugural major title while Mertens extended her Grand Slam doubles haul to five, including her second Wimbledon crown.
• As eighth seeds, their comeback underscores the threat posed by lower-ranked teams against higher-seeded opponents on grass courts.
• The final featured a showdown between Mertens and her former 2021 partner Hsieh, adding a narrative of shifting alliances to the championship match.