Hingis and Paes conquers mixed doubles titles #usopen2015

Leander Paes has now won more Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (9) than any other man in the Open era with his victory in Friday's championship match. Teaming with Martina Hingis, the No. 4 seeds defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sam Querrey, 6-4, 3-6, [10-7]. 

 Hingis and Paes broke Mattek-Sands at love to take a 2-1 lead in the opening set, with Hingis rifling a forehand passing shot to secure the break. That bit of momentum was all they needed, as Paes easily closed the set out at 5-4 when Hingis hit a volley winner. A lone break of serve also decided the second set, as Mattek-Sands hit two straight winners to break Hingis' serve and give her team a 3-1 lead. Hingis saved three set points on her serve at 2-5, but Querrey easily held in the next game to send the contest into a deciding super tiebreak. It appeared that the unseeded Americans would prevail when they won both points on Hingis' serve to grab the first mini-break and a 4-1 lead, But Hingis and Paes took the minibreak back on Mattek-Sands' serve at the next opportunity. The crucial point of the match came at 7-7, when Paes blocked Querrey's serve for a clean passing-shot winner. He then won both points on his serve to close out the match, hitting an overhead winner on their first match point and then lifting Hingis in celebration.