Summary
They beat players from Switzerland and Italy in a close match.
They served fast balls called aces and won the final points.
Everyone cheered and they wore matching jackets for fun!
Key Points
4 points1
Czech duo Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik won the United States mixed doubles title.
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Final score was 6‑3, 1‑6, 10‑6.
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They beat Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Flavio Cobolli of Italy.
4
They saved two match points in the semi‑final.
New Words to Learn
8 wordsmixed doubles
A tennis game where one boy and one girl play together on a team.
Grand Slam
One of the biggest and most important tennis tournaments in the world.
ace
A serve that the opponent cannot hit back.
serve
The way a player starts each point by hitting the ball to the other side.
net
The net that hangs in the middle of the court that the ball must go over.
tiebreak
A special short game used to decide a close set.
semi‑final
The round before the final match.
match points
Points that, if won, would end the match for the opponent.
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