James Murray and Bethanie Mattek Sands wins the US Open mixed double title

The Brit and the American beat Mektic and Rosolska after a tough final.

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Luke Meyer
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jamie murray

James Murray and Bethanie Mattek Sands win the US Open mixed doubles title after a really tough final!

The Brit and the American were opposed to Alicja Rosolska and Nikola Mektic, and they didn’t start their final very well after scoring just a couple of games in the opening set. Later they regrouped in style, and they conquered the contest at the photo finish 2-6 6-3 11-9

This title was particularly important for Bethanie that had a horrific injury in Wimbledon just over 1 year ago when she had the rupture and the dislocation of her kneecap.

My win was just bending my knee a bit more. MATTEK SANDS

After the match, the American commented

“It was a little emotional getting that win. I thought I did a really good job throughout all the matches, kind of putting that aside and just going out there and playing tennis.

I didn’t think about winning a title months ago. I was too far away from that. My win had to be bending my knee from 90 degrees to 95. That had to be good enough. If I thought about holding a US Open trophy last year, I would have been discouraged.

That’s how we got here: it’s match by match, point by point. It’s how I’ve gotten here, is taking those little wins every day from last year at Wimbledon and really choosing my attitude. I really had to look at myself in the mirror and decide how I wanted to wake up every day despite my circumstances not being how I envisioned them.

I think I just kept that philosophy throughout my rehab, throughout my comeback. And here I am, sitting next to Jamie holding the trophy.”

NICE!!!
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