Polish US Open hopes end as Kubot trounced in mixed doubles semi
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
10.09.2015 15:35
Pole Łukasz Kubot and his Czech partner Andrea Hlavackova were defeated in straight sets 4-6, 3-6 in their US Open semi-final against the American duo of Sam Querrey and Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
Łukasz Kubot in action. Photo: wikimedia commons/R. Mendelson
The match had offered the 33-year-old Pole his first ever chance to enter a Grand Slam final in mixed doubles.
He has pulled off a Grand Slam final before in the men's doubles, winning the Australian Open with Robert Lindstedt in 2014.
Meanwhile, the American duo's victory in New York gives Querrey a rare shot at winning both the mixed doubles and the men's doubles, having entered the semi-final for the latter together with partner Steve Johnson.
The last man to achieve the feat at the US Open was Bob Brown in 2010. (nh)