Sep 8, 2019
Mertens, Sabalenka captures US Open doubles titles
Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka have won the U.S. Open women's doubles championship.
The Canadian Press
Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka have won the U.S. Open women's doubles championship.
The duo defeated Victoria Azarenka and Ash Barty 7-5, 7-5 on Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Mertens and Sabalenka lost only one set in the tournament and won their first Grand Slam title as a team. They faced only one other seeded team on their way to the title.
Mertens was defeated in singles play in the quarterfinals by Open champion Bianca Andreescu.