Bethanie Mattek-Sands and John Isner beat Belgium's Justine Henin and Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-3 in mixed doubles Saturday to give the United States its sixth Hopman Cup team tennis title. Isner had evened the title contest 1-1 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 Ana Ivanovic's abdominal injury. 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 in late November due to her recovery from a foot injury. "It's been an amazing week, my first visit to Perth, and I couldn't have finished it in a better way," Mattek-Sands, attired in her usual brightly colored dress, said at the trophy presentation. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=6001831
