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Murray, Hingis win mixed doubles title at US Open

Published : 10 Sep 2017, 22:55

DF-Xinhua Report

Martina Hingis (R) of Switzerland and Jamie Murray of Great Britain attend the awarding ceremony after their mixed doubles final match against Hao-Ching Chan of Chinese Taipei and Michael Venus of New Zealand at the 2017 US Open in New York, the United States, Sept. 9, 2017. Photo Xinhua.

Top seeds Jamie Murray of Britain and Swiss Martina Hingis won their second successive Grand Slam mixed doubles title on Saturday with a 6-1, 4-6, 10-8 victory over Michael Venus of New Zealand and Chinese Taipei's Chan Hao-Ching in the final.

Murray and Hingis had already won Wimbledon in July while Saturday's triumph took their record as a team to a perfect 10-0.

"With the super tiebreaker, we know how to play the opponents," said Hingis, who was celebrating the 20th anniversary of her singles win in New York as a 16-year-old.

"We had a great first set, second, we let go a little bit, but in the super tiebreaker, I know we can still lift it up and play great tennis," she added.

Hingis and Murray said they are ready to play the Australian Open together next year.

"It's a great opportunity for me to compete with Martina. She's such a great player, a huge champion of the game," he said.