STORM SANDERS

Switzerland has won the biggest prize in women’s team tennis for the first time after Belinda Bencic completed a near-perfect tournament by beating Australia’s Alja Tomljanovic in straight sets in the Billie Jean King Cup final.

NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):___6:10 p.m.Iga Swiatek has won her first U.S. Open and third Grand Slam title, beating Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6 (5). Jabeur rallied after poor starts in both sets, but fell short in a Grand Slam final for the second straight time. Jabeur is trying to become the first African woman and first Arab in the professional era to win a Grand Slam title. ___4 p.m.Alexandra Eala has become the first player from the Philippines to win a junior Grand Slam singles title. Swiatek is bidding for her second Grand Slam title this year and third overall.

The fifth-seeded Jabeur had lost only one set in the tournament while reaching her second straight Grand Slam final. ___4:20 p.m.Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur have started the women's singles final at the U.S. Open. Jabeur is trying to become the first African woman and first Arab in the professional era to win a Grand Slam title. ___4 p.m.Alexandra Eala has become the first player from the Philippines to win a junior Grand Slam singles title. Swiatek is bidding for her second Grand Slam title this year and third overall.

NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):___4:20 p.m.Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur have started the women's singles final at the U.S. Open. Jabeur is trying to become the first African woman and first Arab in the professional era to win a Grand Slam title. ___4 p.m.Alexandra Eala has become the first player from the Philippines to win a junior Grand Slam singles title. ___1:15 p.m.Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur will play for the women's singles title at the U.S. Open, where the mixed doubles champion also will be decided. Swiatek is bidding for her second Grand Slam title this year and third overall.

NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):___4 p.m.Alexandra Eala has become the first player from the Philippines to win a junior Grand Slam singles title. 10 seed beat Lucia Havlickova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4 to win the U.S. Open junior girls' title. ___2 p.m.Australians Storm Sanders and John Peers won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 victory over the team of Kirsten Flipkens and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Swiatek is bidding for her second Grand Slam title this year and third overall. ___More AP coverage of U.S. Open tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/us-open-tennis-championships and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

NEW YORK — (AP) — John Peers had fallen short 31 times in Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments before finding the perfect partner — right in his own country. Peers and fellow Australian Storm Sanders won the U.S. Open title Saturday by rallying for a 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 victory over the team of Kirsten Flipkens and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Sanders and Peers raced to a 4-1 lead in this match tiebreaker, then recovered after Flipkens and Roger-Vasselin grabbed the lead at 6-5. Sanders and Peers became the first Australian team to win the U.S. Open mixed doubles title since Rennae Stubbs and Todd Woodbridge in 2001. Roger-Vasselin was playing in his first major mixed doubles final in his 25th attempt, including second with Flipkens.

John Peers had fallen short 31 times in Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments before finding the perfect partner right in his own country.

NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):2:15 p.m.U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe has pulled out of the United States team that will play group stage matches in the Davis Cup next week in Glasgow, Scotland. ___2 p.m.Australians Storm Sanders and John Peers won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 victory over the team of Kirsten Flipkens and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. It was the first Grand Slam mixed doubles title for Peers, who had made 31 previous appearances before teaming up for the first time in this tournament with Sanders. Swiatek is bidding for her second Grand Slam title this year and third overall. ___More AP coverage of U.S. Open tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/us-open-tennis-championships and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):2 p.m.Australians Storm Sanders and John Peers won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 victory over the team of Kirsten Flipkens and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. It was the first Grand Slam mixed doubles title for Peers, who had made 31 previous appearances before teaming up for the first time in this tournament with Sanders. Swiatek is bidding for her second Grand Slam title this year and third overall. 5 seed from Tunisia would become the first African woman to win a Grand Slam event in the professional era, which began in 1968. Their match on Arthur Ashe Stadium was to follow the mixed doubles final between Australians Storm Sanders and John Peers, and the team of Kirsten Flipkens and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.

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Two-time champion Venus Williams will be back at the U.S. Open after being given a wild card into the Grand Slam tournament.

Naomi Osaka made quick work of her first match in nearly two months.

The U.S. won silver medals in 2008 and 2012 and then bronze five years ago in Rio de Janeiro. ___MEDAL ALERTAustralia has set the first swimming world record of the Tokyo Games in the women’s 4x-100-meter freestyle relay. ___MEDAL ALERTSwimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui of Tunisia was the surprise winner in the men’s 400-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Games. Australia’s Jack McLoughlin settled for silver after leading much of the race, and Kieran Smith grabbed another Olympic medal for the Americans. The American men’s team of Jake Gibb and Tri Bourne play their first match on Sunday night.