Jamie Murray makes it four from six as he reaches mixed doubles final at the US Open

New duo | Murray and Mattek-Sands are playing together for the first time
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Paul Newman6 September 2018

Jamie Murray reached his fourth mixed doubles final in the last six Grand Slam tournaments when he partnered Bethanie Mattek-Sands to a 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 victory over Christina McHale and Christian Harrison here at the US Open.

The Scot and the American will take on Croatia’s Nikola Mektic and Poland’s Alicja Rosolska in the final.

Murray and Mattek-Sands, a bubbly 33-year-old known for her colourful clothing and hairstyles, are playing together for the first time. Martina Hingis, who partnered Murray to victory at both Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows last summer, has retired, while Victoria Azarenka, who was runner-up with him at Wimbledon two months ago, chose not to play mixed doubles here.

Mattek-Sands, a former world No1 in doubles, suffered a horrific knee injury at Wimbledon last year which kept her out of the game for eight months.

She began her comeback in March and texted Murray last month to suggest they join forces here.

“I’ve been lucky to have good partners,” said the 32-year-old Scot, for whom victory was consolation for his defeat in the men’s doubles quarter-finals with Bruno Soares, to Moldova’s Radu Albot and Malek Jaziri, of Tunisia.

“Beth knows what she’s doing. She’s super athletic around the court, a lot more athletic than a lot of the girls, which we use to our advantage. She’s a really good mover around the net and she’s not scared of the ball at all. She always puts herself about.”

Mattek-Sands described Murray as “the yin to my yang” because he stays calm while she can get excited.

“Jamie’s hands at the net are unreal,” she added.

“When I’m at the baseline watching him do his magic at the net, it’s fun for me.”

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