Alabama Women’s Tennis Alum Alexa Guarachi Nominated for WTA Doubles Team of the Year
12/3/2020 12:46:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide legend and Desirae Krawczyk were among four tandems shortlisted for the honor
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama women's tennis alum Alexa Guarachi and Desirae Krawczyk have been nominated for the WTA Doubles Team of the Year.
In addition to Guarachi and Krawczyk, runners-up at the 2020 French Open, the short list includes Australian and French Open champions Kristina Mladenovic and Timea Babos, US Open finalists Nicole Melichar and Xu Yi-Fan and Australian Open finalists Barbora Strycova and Hsieh Su-Wei.
Guarachi's and Krawczyk's run to their first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros Stadium, included upsetting the No. 1 doubles tandem in the world and the Open's No. 1 seed, Su-wei and Strýcová, in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5, in the round of 16. Guarachi and Krawczyk, seeded No. 14 heading into the French Open, also knocked off No. 7-seeded Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara, 6-0, 6-4, to make it to the semifinals.
Earlier in the summer, Guarachi and Krawczyk won the Istanbul Open, finished runners-up at the Internationaux de Strasbourg and played in the main draws of the US Open and the Italian Open.
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