A year after squandering match points in final, Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek win Roland Garros men’s doubles title

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PARIS (AP) — A year after squandering three match points in the final, fourth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia an Austin Krajicek of the United States won the men's doubles title at the French Open on Saturday by beating unseeded Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-4, 6-1.

Unlike last year's tension-filled final, this one was never in doubt as the Croat-American duo broke the Belgians four times, saved all three break points they faced and wrapped up the win in one hour, 20 minutes.

It was the 38-year-old Dodig's third major title in men's doubles, after winning here in 2015 and at the Australian Open in 2021—with different partners. But it was a first Grand Slam trophy for the 32-year-old Krajicek, a former Top 100 ranked singles player.

Gille and Vliegen were playing together in their first major final.

Last year, Dodig and Krajicek lost to Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer after having three championship points in the second set.