Overview

• Defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori defeated Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 after a semifinal win over Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison on Arthur Ashe with only a short break between matches.
• Winners split a $1 million prize as the event ran over two days with abbreviated scoring, including four-game sets in early rounds and a final played to six with a super tiebreak.
• The Italian duo, the field’s only true doubles specialists, entered via wildcard and used the victory to reaffirm support for peers excluded by the new selection criteria.
• Tournament organizers’ push for star power brought in major singles names such as Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Naomi Osaka and Venus Williams, generating packed crowds and broader coverage.
• Separately, coach Darren Cahill said a virus caused Jannik Sinner’s Cincinnati retirement; Sinner has resumed practice in New York and will open against Vít Kopriva as his No. 1 ranking could be overtaken by Alcaraz depending on results.