Estelle Cascino and Shuo Feng triumph in doubles

Estelle Cascino and Shuo Feng are the champions of the doubles tournament at the 36th Palermo Ladies Open. The Frenchwoman (originally from Catania) and the Chinese pair, the third-seeded pair, defeated Japan's Momoko Kobori and Ayano Shimizu, the top seeds in the draw, 3-1, 6-2, 6-7 in the final after one hour and 10 minutes of play. It was a spectacular final, played point-for-point and resolved in a super tiebreak by Cascino and Feng, who were playing their first tournament together in Palermo. This is both their first WTA 7 career titles in the specialty.