US Open: Errani-Vavassori Defend Mixed Title With Win Over Swiatek-Ruud
Defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori retained their US Open mixed doubles with their win over Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud on Thursday to clinch the top prize in the revamped edition of the event.
The Italian duo of Errani and Vavassori posted a 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 victory over the Polish-Norwegian Swiatek and Ruud to claim the $1m prize money on offer.
'I think this one is also for all the doubles players that couldn't play this tournament," Errani said following the title-win alongside compatriot Vavassori.
'I think this one is also for them," she added.
'It's the court where I feel goosebumps every time here," Errani said.
'I have to say that we showed today that doubles is a great product," Vavassori added.
'I think it was amazing to play on this court with so many people and I have to say thanks from the bottom of my heart for the atmosphere," he stated.
'Congratulations. You proved that, I guess, mixed doubles players are smarter tactically than singles players," the Pole said.
'But we pushed until the end. We tried to make it competitive," she added.
Poland's Swiatek, a six-time Grand Slam champion ranked second in the world, endured a two-hour struggle against Jasmine Paolini to clinch the Cincinnati Open on Monday. She then swiftly traveled to New York to join forces with Norway's Ruud in the newly formatted competition.
Carlos Alcaraz, the men's champion in Cincinnati, also participated, but he and his British partner Emma Raducanu were eliminated on Tuesday, along with superstar Novak Djokovic and his Serbian partner Olga Danilovic.
The star names attracted large crowds, but the synergy between Italians Errani and Vavassori, honed over a two-year on-court partnership that included winning the French Open title this year, proved decisive.
Errani hoped it demonstrated that dedicated doubles teams, many of whom were excluded from the field, have significant value.
Errani and Vavassori surged to a 4-1 lead in the opening set of the championship match. Although Swiatek and Ruud managed to break back once, Vavassori confidently held serve to close the set.
Down a break at 4-5 in the second set, Swiatek and Ruud won three consecutive games to force a 10-point match tiebreaker.
The Italians secured a 4-0 lead in the tiebreaker and maintained their advantage.
The initial three rounds, including the semi-finals on Wednesday night, featured short sets with no-ad scoring and a 10-point match tiebreak instead of a third set. The final reverted to traditional sets with a 10-point match tiebreak.
Swiatek and Ruud clawed their way past top seeds Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper with a 3-5, 5-3, 10-8 semi-final victory, winning the last six points to advance.
Errani and Vavassori breezed past the American duo Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison 4-2, 4-2 to reach the final.
Vavassori admitted that he and Errani were on a 'mission" to prove themselves against the singles stars, but both enjoyed the electric atmosphere under the lights at the packed Arthur Ashe Stadium Court.
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