PERTH, Australia (AP) Bethanie Mattek-Sands and John Isner have beaten Belgium's Justine Henin and Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-3 to give the United States its sixth Hopman Cup mixed teams tennis title.
Isner evened the title contest 1-1 Saturday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Ruben Bemelmans after Henin won the final five games of her match to beat Mattek-Sands 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Belgium advanced as a surprise finalist from Group A when first-place finisher Serbia could not play the final due to an abdominal injury to Ana Ivanovic.
Isner's booming serve and all-court cover put the Americans in control in the mixed doubles decider. Mattek-Sands replaced Serena Williams, who pulled out of the American team due to her recovery from a foot injury.