When Leander Paes won the “mixed doubles” at the US Open in the year 2008, who of the following was his partner?
- AAna Ivanovic
- BCara BlackCorrect
- CDinara Safina
- DJelena Jankovic
Explanation
In the 2008 US Open mixed doubles final, Leander Paes and his partner Cara Black defeated Liezel Huber and Jamie Murray to win the title. Cara Black is a former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe who specialized in doubles. This victory marked the first Grand Slam title for the pair as a team. The other players mentioned, Ana Ivanovic, Dinara Safina, and Jelena Jankovic, were primarily top ranked singles players during that era and were not Paes partner for this specific tournament.
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