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Italian pair Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori have accomplished their "mission" by winning the US Open mixed doubles title for the second straight year. In the controversially rejigged and reduced format, featuring just 16 pairings across a two-day carnival at Flushing Meadows, the defending US and Wimbledon champions said they were "on a mission"...

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A historic year for Italian tennis is coming to a close. At the ATP (men) level, the World No. 1, Jannik Sinner, and two Slam finals won, as well as the two Slam finals of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori. At the WTA (women's) level, the Roland Garros-Wimbledon finals pairing of Jasmine Paolini, who rose to No. 5 and Olympic gold with Sara Erran...

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Italians Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori claimed a 7-6(0) 7-5 victory on Thursday to win the mixed doubles title at the U.S. Open and end unseeded all-American pair Taylor Townsend and Donald Young's storybook run. The victory gave five-times women's doubles Grand Slam champion Errani and Vavassori their maiden Grand Slam mixed doubles title in on...

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