Max Mirnyi wins his 10th Grand Slam title (6 men doubles and 4 mixed doubles) with Andrea Hlavackova.
Max and Andrea had to rally in the first set when they were 1-4 down to save 3 set points and grab the opener at the tiebreak. In the second set the new US Open champions had an easier task to win 6-3.
Max: with Andrea it felt easier.
This couple didn’t have a good start in the slams to lose in their first try in Wimbledon, but they felt they could make it better “After playing the first time at Wimbledon, right off the bat I felt much easier on the court with Andrea than probably most of my previous mixed doubles matches… She looks for ways to win. She’s very positive. Even though we lost first round at Wimbledon, I was eager to play again. When she texted me – Should we try again? – It was very easy to say yes.”
Andrea
“Max was unbelievable today. He was covering 80 percent of the court, so it was easy for me to come up with some magic returns.” Said Hlavackova
This was a very good tournament for them and besides the joy of being US Open champions, they have also earned nice 150.000usd check to split… that always helps!
