Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik win the US Open mixed doubles championship
NEW YORK (AP) — Jakub Mensik texted Karolina Muchova on the eve of the U. S. Open mixed doubles tournament so they could coordinate their outfits. Looking good on the court is important, he figured. Now they look like a million bucks. Muchova and Mensik won the title Wednesday night in their first time playing together, beating Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 1-6 (10-6). The Czech duo, wearing the same pink tops and maroon bottoms they settled on Monday, pulled out match tiebreakers a...
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