Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis win US Open mixed doubles title

• Briton and Swiss add US title to Wimbledon crown• Pair defeat Chan Hao-ching and Michael Venus 6-1, 4-6 (10-8)Jamie Murray almost retired a few years ago, frustrated by the usual blights of his sport: injury, ordinary results and the grind of playing in front of a handful of spectators on the doubles circuit, while his younger brother, Andy, was creating back-page headlines.But, in Andy’s absence, it was the elder Murray who made more tennis history here on Saturday, in front of a decent-sized crowd on the US Open’s main court, Arthur Ashe, when he combined with 36-year-old Martina Hingis to win their second mixed doubles slam of the season by beating Taipei’s Chan Hao-ching and the New Zealander Michael Venus 6-1, 4-6 (10-8) in 69 breezy minutes. Continue reading…

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