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The Latest on US Open: France’s Mahut, Herbert win doubles

Pierre-Hugues Herbert, right, of France, and Nicolas Mahut, of France, hold up the men's doubles championship trophy after beating John Peers, of Australia, and Jamie Murray, of the United Kingdom, in the men's doubles final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Pierre-Hugues Herbert, right, of France, and Nicolas Mahut, of France, hold up the men's doubles championship trophy after beating John Peers, of Australia, and Jamie Murray, of the United Kingdom, in the men's doubles final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

By Associated Press September 12, 2015 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):

1:45 p.m.

Nicolas Mahut, best known for losing the longest match in tennis history, can now be known for being a Grand Slam champion.

The 12th-seeded French pair of Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert teamed up Saturday to win the U.S. Open men’s doubles championship, beating eighth-seeded Jamie Murray of Britain and John Peers of Australia 6-4, 6-4.

It is the first major title for Mahut or Herbert.

Mahut lost to John Isner 70-68 in the fifth set of a first-round match at Wimbledon in 2010 that lasted 11 hours, 5 minutes, spread over three days.

Murray is the older brother of Andy Murray, who won singles titles at the U.S. Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013.