Mertens, Sabalenka win doubles title at Flushing Meadows

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2019 US Open Tennis Tournament- Day Fourteen. Elise Mertens of Belgium and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus with the trophy after their victory against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Ashleigh Barty of Australia in the Women's Doubles Final on Arthur Ashe Stadium during the 2019 US Open Tennis Tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8th, 2019 in Flushing, Queens, New York City.
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Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka have won the US Open women's doubles championship.

The duo defeated Victoria Azarenka and Ash Barty 7-5, 7-5 on Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Mertens and Sabalenka lost only one set in the tournament and won their first Grand Slam title as a team. They faced only one other seeded team on their way to the title.

Mertens was defeated in singles play in the quarterfinals by Open champion Bianca Andreescu.

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