Raymond-Huber Win US Open Doubles Title

Lisa Raymond surpassed Billie Jean King as the oldest Grand Slam women’s doubles champion Sunday, teaming with Liezel Huber for a 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) victory over defending champions Vania King and Yaroslava Shedova in the U.S. Open final.

The 38-year-old Raymond won her third U.S. Open doubles championship, the last coming in 2005, when she teamed with Sam Stosur, who defeated Serena Williams for the singles title later Sunday.

Billie Jean King was 36 when she won her 16th women’s Grand Slam doubles title in 1980 at the U.S. Open.

Raymond and Huber saved match point trailing 5-4 in the second set, then got to the third-set tiebreaker. Not surprisingly, Raymond was crediting experience for the comeback.

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