Stosur, Raymond fall short

Aussie Samantha Stosur and Lisa Raymond have lost the women's doubles final at the US Open on Monday morning.

The 10th-seeded duo were beaten by top-ranked pairing Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-3 7-6 (8-6) in the championship match.

It was the eighth title of the season for Black and Huber.

Zimbabwean Black also won the the mixed doubles title on Thursday with Leander Paes of India.

It is the first US Open title for Black and Huber, who saved two set points in the decisive tie-break.

"I'm not sure whether I should sing the anthem, do a cartwheel, or tell you guys to vote, but I'm the proudest American right now," Huber, a South-African born American, told the crowd after the match.

This marked the fifth grand slam women's doubles title overall for Black, while Huber picked up her fourth.

Raymond, 35, was bidding for the sixth major doubles championship of her career and third with Stosur.