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Women's doubles
Stosur and Zhang have won the women's doubles title beating Cauff and McNally in the final. This is the second Grand Slam title for Stosur and Zhang combination
In 2011, Sam Stosur beat Serena Williams to win the #USOpen singles title.
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 12, 2021
10 years later, she has captured the doubles title with Zhang Shuai. pic.twitter.com/lcqN7aRXZM
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Preview
Novak Djokovic is playing in the US Open final for the ninth time and has never had more at stake.
The top-ranked player will complete a calendar-year Grand Slam and collect a men's-record 21st major title with a victory over No 2 seed Daniil Medvedev.
Djokovic beat Medvedev in the Australian Open final, then won the French Open and Wimbledon. He is trying to become the first man to win all four Grand Slams in the same year since Rod Laver in 1969.
If he does, Djokovic will break a tie with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for most major titles among men.
Djokovic is 3-5 in the US Open final. His nine appearances are the most in the professional era, dating to 1968.
Medvedev is trying to win his first Grand Slam title, having lost to Nadal in the 2019 US Open final in his first attempt.
Preview: Novak Djokovic is a win away from a fourth Grand Slam title this year and a men's-record 21st of his career. If he beats Daniil Medvedev, the top-ranked Djokovic will become the first man to win all four major titles in the same year since Rod Laver in 1969.
This matchup of the tournament's top two seeds is the second final this year between Djokovic and Medvedev. The Serbian won in straight sets at the Australian Open.
He went on to win the French Open and Wimbledon to tie Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with 20 Grand Slam singles titles.
This is Medvedev's third chance to win a first major title. The Russian lost to Nadal in the 2019 US Open final.
Medvedev has lost only one set in the tournament. Djokovic has dropped the opening set in his last three matches.
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