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Jamie Murray defends US Open mixed doubles title with Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Jamie Murray of Great Britain and Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States poses with the trophy after winning the mixed doubles final match against Alicja Rosolska of Poland and Nikola Mektic of Croatia on Day Thirteen of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
Image: Jamie Murray and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won the US Open mixed doubles title

Jamie Murray successfully defended his US Open mixed doubles title as he and Bethanie Mattek-Sands came from a set down to defeat Alicja Rosolska and Nikola Mektic.

Murray has now won four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, three in the last two seasons, to add to the two men's doubles titles he won with Bruno Soares in 2016.

The 32-year-old claimed a second consecutive mixed doubles crown here 12 months ago with Martina Hingis, who watched from Murray's box on Arthur Ashe Stadium having retired at the end of last season.

Pole Rosolska and Croatian Mektic were both playing in their first Grand Slam final and had chances but it was Murray and Mattek-Sands who proved just the stronger in the big moments to win 2-6 6-3 11-9.

Jamie Murray of Great Britain and Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States celebrates match point during the mixed doubles final match against Alicja Rosolska of Poland and Nikola Mektic of Croatia on Day Thirteen of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

Asked for the secret of his success, Murray said: "Pick the best partner. I've got a good talent for that I guess. I've had an amazing two weeks. Today things were going against us, we fought really hard to try to get back into the match."

Mattek-Sands was bidding for her first major title since returning from the horrific knee injury she suffered at Wimbledon last summer that left her screaming on the ground in agony.

She struggled to hold back tears as she said: "I got a little emotional out there. Going from not being able to get out of bed by myself last year, to playing this final. To everyone out there, you can do anything if you put your mind to it."

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