US Open 2026 results: Jakub Mensik and Karolina Muchova win mixed doubles title
Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik won the US Open mixed doubles title in their first tournament playing together. The pair secured the victory in a tie-break after saving multiple match points throughout the tournament.
Why it matters
This marks a significant professional milestone for both athletes in a major Grand Slam tennis event.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Jakub Mensik and Karolina Muchova had never played doubles together before this week
Tennis correspondent in New York Published 27 August 2026, 06:44 BST Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik saved two match points on their way to the US Open mixed doubles title and $1m in prize money.
Mensik hit a 131mph ace on a third championship point to seal a 6-3 1-6 10-6 win in the final against Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli.
That victory came after they saved match points in their semi-final against Andrey Rublev and Mirra Andreeva.
It is a first Grand Slam title for both players and comes just over six weeks after Muchova was beaten by compatriot Linda Noskova in the Wimbledon final.
The 30-year-old has been out of action since after undergoing a "small surgery".
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