Summary
- Lyudmyla Kichenok won the US Open women’s doubles final with Jelena Ostapenko after cancelling her wedding to continue competing.
- Kichenok postponed her wedding to play in the semi-finals, where she and Ostapenko won the final against Kristina Mladenovic and Zhang Shuai.
- The duo did not drop a set on their way to their first major title together.
- Kichenok’s boyfriend, who is also on Ostapenko’s coaching team, was supposed to be her husband.