Bencic and Cobolli to Face Muchova and Mensik in the US Open Mixed Doubles Final
The Czech pair saved two match points in the semifinals and earned $1 million after Mensik closed out the final with an ace.
- On Wednesday, Czech pair Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title, defeating Switzerland's Belinda Bencic and Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 1-6, 10-6 at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
- The 16-team mixed doubles draw, now in its second year, features a revamped format designed to attract top singles players; many star-studded pairings like Carlos Alcaraz and Serena Williams were eliminated early.
- Muchova and Mensik secured their final spot by saving two match points against Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev during Wednesday's semifinal, relying on Mensik's powerful serve and consistent net play.
- The champions earned $1 million for their victory, while Bencic and Cobolli reached the final after eliminating Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils, whose tournament marked his final Grand Slam before retirement.
- "I think in the end the matching outfits made the difference for us," Muchova said of their maroon Adidas gear, crediting the coordinated look as the victory marks their first Grand Slam title.
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The Czech couple Jakub Mensik and Karolina Muhova won the title at the US Open Championship in New York in mixed doubles, as they defeated the Italian Flavi Cobolli and the Swiss tennis player Belinda Bencic in the final last night with 6:3, 1:6, 10:6.
Czech tennis players Jakub Menšik and Karolina Muchova achieved their first career grand slam victory early Thursday morning when they defeated Flavio Cobolli and Belinda Bencic in the US Open mixed doubles final.
The Czech pair won the final against Swiss Belinda Bencic and Italian Flavio Cobolli (6-3, 1-6, 10-6).
Czech duo Muchova and Mensik win US Open mixed doubles title
The pair survived a second-set pummeling in the championship decider in New York to edge Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Flavio Cobolli of Italy, 6-3, 1-6, 10-6. Mensik, a singles semi-finalist at this year's French Open, sealed the triumph with a searing ace to the backhand corner. Another Mensik ace saved one of two match points earlier in the evening when the Czech pair edged the Russians Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev, 5-4, 3-5, 11-9. …
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