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Mattek-Sands, Safarova win US Open; 3rd major doubles title

Lucie Safarova, of the Czech Republic, left, and Bethanie Mattek-Sands, of the United States, celebrate with the championship trophy after beating Caroline Garcia, of France, and Kristina Mladenovic, of France, in the women’s doubles final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in New York. (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press)
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NEW YORK – Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic won the U.S. Open women’s doubles title for their third Grand Slam trophy as a pair, beating the top-seeded French team of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Sunday.

Mattek-Sands and Safarova, who were seeded 12th, added this championship to those from the Australian Open and French Open in 2015.

They trailed by a set and a break on Sunday before coming all the way back. They broke for the first time in the match when Garcia served for the victory at 5-4 in the second set.

Mattek-Sands and Safarova broke Garcia again in the opening game of the third set.