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Karolína Muchová and Jakub Menšík win US Open mixed doubles title
The Czech pair earned $1 million after defeating Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli in a late-night final at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The short version
- Karolína Muchová and Jakub Menšík won the US Open mixed doubles tournament, defeating Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 1-6 (10-6) in the final.
- The victory earned the Czech pair $1 million in prize money following a revamped tournament format aimed at attracting top singles competitors.
- Both Muchová and Menšík will turn their focus to the US Open singles competition scheduled to begin on Sunday.
Key facts
- Karolína Muchová and Jakub Menšík defeated Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 1-6 (10-6) to capture the US Open mixed doubles title.[The Guardian]
- The winning pair earned $1 million in prize money for the championship.[The Guardian]
- The final concluded just before midnight on Wednesday following semi-final matches played earlier that night at Arthur Ashe Stadium.[The Guardian]
- Tournament organizers adjusted the mixed doubles format to include an eight-team qualifying draw after receiving criticism about field size cuts and restrictions on doubles specialists in the previous year's revamp.[The Guardian]
- Muchová and Menšík saved two match points to defeat Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev in their semi-final match earlier the same evening.[The Guardian]