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American Desirae Krawcyzk (27, Palm Desert, Calif.) made history at the US Open on Saturday by winning the mixed doubles title with Joe Salisbury (GBR), defeating Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) and Giuliana Olmos (MEX), 7-5, 6-2.
With the victory the Arizona State product
achieved the rare feat of winning three of four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in the same year, after she won the French Open with Salisbury and Wimbledon with Neal Skupski (GBR).
She becomes the seventh player, male or female, have accomplished that in the Open Era:
2015 - Martina Hingis and Leander Paes
1985 - Martina Navratilova
1979 - Bob Hewitt
1969 - Marty Riessen and Margaret Court
Meanwhile, Salisbury is the first man to win both the men's and mixed doubles titles at the US Open since Bob Bryan in 2010.
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