Aussies Peer, Sanders Win US Open Mixed Doubles

John Peers (L) and Storm Sanders of Australia hold up the championship trophy after winning the mixed doubles final against Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York, on Sept. 10, 2022. Matt Rourke/AP Photo

NEW YORK—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.