This article was originally published on www.si.com as Iga Świątek, Casper Ruud Made Wild Comeback to Reach U.S. Open Mixed Doubles Final. Iga Świątek, and now her mixed doubles partner Casper Ruud, refuse to lose.

The much-talked-about pairing of Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz fell to an early exit in the US Open’s mixed doubles competition on Tuesday, losing their first-round match and failing to win a set.

In the final, they beat third seeds Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud with a 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 scoreline. Before reaching the final, the Italian pair knocked out the American pair of Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison in straight sets. In the on-court interview, then, Vavassori declared, “ We have been on a mission .”