Bencic and Cobolli knock out Svitolina and Monfils to reach the US Open mixed doubles final
Bencic and Cobolli advanced after ending Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils’ run in a semifinal tiebreaker.
- On Wednesday, Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Flavio Cobolli of Italy defeated Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and Gael Monfils of France in the U.S. Open mixed doubles semifinal, advancing to the final.
- After eliminating Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday, Bencic and Cobolli maintained momentum in a tournament where the U.S. Tennis Association adjusted the format to attract top singles players.
- The match concluded with a 4-5 , 4-1 victory for Bencic and Cobolli, who secured the win after Svitolina hit three consecutive shots wide in the tiebreaker.
- Married since 2021, Svitolina and Monfils competed via a wild card in what could be Monfils' final Grand Slam, with the Frenchman turning 40 on Sept. 1 before retiring.
- The winning team will receive $1 million, with Bencic and Cobolli now seeking the title in a tournament where few teams featuring doubles specialists reached the final four.
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Cobolli and Bencic ended the run of couple Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina, defeating them 4-5 (7), 4-1, 10-5 in the first semifinal. They had previously accounted for Carlos Alcaraz and Serena Williams in the quarterfinals.
Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli reached the final of the double mixed at the United States Internationals on Wednesday, separating Elina Svitolina and Gaël Monfils, a married couple.
Bencic and Cobolli to face Muchova and Mensik in the US Open mixed doubles final
Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik advanced to face Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli in the U.S. Open mixed doubles final, edging Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev on Wednesday night.
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Bencic and Cobolli knock out Svitolina and Monfils to reach the US Open mixed doubles final
Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli advanced to the U.S. Open mixed doubles final Wednesday night by rallying to end the run of spouses Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils.
Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli advanced to the final of mixed doubles of the United States Open Wednesday night as they climbed to end the streak of husbands Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils.
Bencic, Cobolli rally from a set down to reach US Open mixed doubles final
No. 4 seeds Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli rallied from a set down Wednesday night to reach the US Open mixed doubles final, defeating Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils 4-5 (7), 4-1, [10-5] in 1 hour and 15 minutes behind brilliant net play.
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