NEW YORK (AP) — Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori weren’t even sure they would get to defend their U.S. Open mixed doubles title. Organizers revamped the tournament because they wanted singles superstars, not doubles specialists. They not only made it back to New York, they made it back to the top. The Italians beat No. 3 seeds Iga Swiatek and …
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Across two frantic days in New York, Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani repeatedly made their intentions clear. As the only doubles specialist team in a tournament that had banished the rest of their kind, they were on a mission to prove their worth by succeeding on the court. Shortly before midnight on an Arthur Ashe Stadium still filled with raucous …
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If the opening day had the air of an exhibition at certain times, the finals night immediately felt like business. From the start it brought the feel of a traditional US Open showpiece event, with a patriotic rendition of the national anthem and a group of US Marine Corps standing with an unfurled Stars and Stripes flag providing pomp. Many …
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