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Murray, Hingis win mixed doubles title at US Open

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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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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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