Wimbledon 2016 doubles

Men Doubles Final Wimbledon 2016 SW19

Congrats to Pierre-Hugues Herbert/ Nicolas Mahut blnt Julien Benneteau / Edouard Roger-Vasselin ,,6-4, 7-6(1), 6-3

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Congrats to one of the 2016 Wimbledon men's doubles champions. :D

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So we've had 3 GB winners today (men's wheelchair singles, ladies' wheelchair doubles, & men's singles) - can we get a 4th in the mixed doubles from Heather Watson...
 
Some good quotes from Heather.

Andy Murray had already grabbed the headlines by winning his second Wimbledon title, but Heather Watson was determined to play her part.

Walking out onto Centre Court after the Scot beat Milos Raonic, Watson and partner Henri Kontinen won the mixed doubles final, beating Colombia's Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Groenefeld 7-6, (5), 6-4.

It was Watson's first Grand Slam title, and the perfect way to bounce back from the misery of her first-round exit in the singles, ensuring Britain finished the Wimbledon fortnight with champions in five separate events for the first time.

"I was following the whole of Andy's match," she told a news conference. "I thought he'd win today. He played brilliant. He did everything right. I was watching in the changing rooms when he won.

"It's just so nice to see him do well here and win. Then to get the two Brits, or three, four win today, is great."

It has been a fantastic championships for Britain, with Gordon Reid winning the first singles wheelchair final here on Sunday, having won the doubles with fellow Briton Alfie Hewett on Saturday.

Jordanne Whiley, from Birmingham, also won the ladies' wheelchair doubles final on Sunday with Japanese partner Yui Kamiji and it was the relatively recent introduction of wheelchair events which brought about Britain's landmark.

"I'll remember this forever," added Watson. "It's been a dream of mine since I was a little girl to be a Grand Slam champion. I would take anything, singles, doubles, mixed doubles. Yeah, I've got one of those now. I mean, I'm just really happy."

With her victory, Watson became the first woman to win the mixed doubles title since Jo Durie in 1987 -- "another good stat" the 24-year-old said.

"Who would have thought we're here as champions," Watson added. "For me, after such a horrible first-round loss. I made it to the last day of Wimbledon, which has been always one of my goals to reach just the second week of a slam.

"Couldn't have chosen anybody better than with Henri. He made our time on court so fun. Off the court as well, like warming up together. It was just fun and easy. Yeah, I'm just so freaking happy.

"Some people say it's fun, but don't really have fun. We did. We didn't think about winning. We just wanted to go out there and just enjoy our time and just try and play well. Now we're Wimbledon champions."

Kontinen joked they would "retire from mixed" when asked if the partnership would continue. Their feat was made even more impressive given they had never played together before this week.

Watson was introduced to Kontinen through the Finn's British coach, Chris Eaton, and they signed up for the larger Wimbledon draw after missing the cut at the smaller French Open draw due to Watson's ranking.

They may have been the last match on Centre Court but Watson was ready for the champions' dinner.

"That was my preparation for the match," she said. "I was picking out my dress in the changing rooms. I'm all sorted. I'll be there."
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