New York Sep 10 (IANS) Top seeds Jamie Murray of Britain and Swiss Martina Hingis won their second successive Grand Slam mixed doubles tennis title with a 6-1 4-6 10-8 victory over Michael Venus of New Zealand and Chinese Taipei s Chan Hao-Ching in the final.
Murray and Hingis had already won Wimbledon in July while Saturday s triumph took their record as a team to a perfect 10-0 reports Xinhua news agency.
"With the super tie-breaker we know how to play the opponents " said Hingis who was celebrating the 20th anniversary of her singles win in New York as a 16-year-old.
"We had a great first set second we let go a little bit but in the super tie-breaker I know we can still lift it up and play great tennis " she added.
Hingis and Murray said they are ready to play the Australian Open together next year.
"It s a great opportunity for me to compete with Martina. She s such a great player a huge champion of the game " he said.
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