NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
4:25 p.m.
Flavia Pennetta has won the first-set tiebreaker 7-4 in the unexpected all-Italian U.S. Open women’s final against Roberta Vinci.
The winner Saturday will be the oldest first-time major champion in the Open era, which started in 1968. Pennetta is 33 and Vinci 32, and their combined age is the highest for a Grand Slam women’s final in the Open era.
Both players are in their first major title match. The 43rd-ranked Vinci stunned Serena Williams in Friday’s semifinal. The 26th-seeded Pennetta beat No. 2 Simona Halep.
This is the first time since the computer rankings started in 1975 that the U.S. Open women’s finalists are ranked outside the top 20.
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1:45 p.m.
Nicolas Mahut, best known for losing the longest match in tennis history, can now be known for being a Grand Slam champion.
The 12th-seeded French pair of Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert teamed up Saturday to win the U.S. Open men’s doubles championship, beating eighth-seeded Jamie Murray of Britain and John Peers of Australia 6-4, 6-4.
It is the first major title for Mahut or Herbert.
Mahut lost to John Isner 70-68 in the fifth set of a first-round match at Wimbledon in 2010 that lasted 11 hours, 5 minutes, spread over three days.
Murray is the older brother of Andy Murray, who won singles titles at the U.S. Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013.
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