Lucie Šafářová wins third Grand Slam doubles title

The Czech-American pairing of Lucie Šafářová and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won the women’s doubles title at the US Open on Sunday. The established partnership turned round the match after losing the first set 2:6. They won the tie-break in the second 7:6 and took the third set 6:4 against Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic of France. It’s the third Grand Slam victory for the pairing after the Australian and French Opens in 2015.

Author: Chris Johnstone