Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik capture US Open mixed doubles title

The Czech team of Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik won the US Open mixed doubles Wednesday, saving two match points in a nervy semi-final and then pulling through in a tight final.Another Mensik ace saved one of two match points earlier in the evening when the Czech pair edged the Russians Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev, 5-4, 3-5, 11-9.

Czechia's Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik edge out Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli to win the 2026 US Open mixed doubles title.

NEW YORK — The 2026 U.S. Open has its first champions. Karolína Muchová and Jakub Menšík, the maroon-clad Czech team that got a last-minute wild card entry into the mixed doubles competition, walked away with the title late Wednesday night on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Czechs overpowered Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Flavio Cobolli in a match tiebreak to win the $1 million first prize as the clock ticked toward midnight — when most of the capacity crowd of 24,000 had gone home. With a 6-3, 1-6

It is, technically, both players' first career Grand Slam title.

Czech duo Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik defeated Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli 6-3 1-6 [10-6] to win the US Open mixed doubles championship and scoop the $1 million grand prize on Wednesday night.