“Colombian Power” lived up to its billing as the top seeds as the team topped Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers, the No. 8 seeds, in the final by a 6-4, 7-5 scoreline. Zeballos and Granollers were going for their second title in only two events played together as they triumphed in Canada a few weeks ago. However, Cabal and Farah wouldn’t be denied as they became the second team in two years to win both Wimbledon and the US Open after Jack Sock and Mike Bryan pulled off the feat in 2018.
HARD TO BEAT
Last year, Elise Mertens made it to the WTA Finals with last year’s standout doubles star Demi Schuurs. This year, though, the Belgian planned to cut back on the team play and focus on singles, the discipline in which she’s been as high as No. 12 in the world.
Mertens didn’t stay off the doubles court, however, playing with fellow Top-15 singles talent Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. The duo swept through Indian Wells and Miami—two of the biggest hard-court tournaments outside of the majors—earlier this year and have been among the best teams on tour during the season.
At the US Open, Mertens and Sabalenka showed they might actually be the best, especially when it comes to playing on a hard court.