Eighth seeds Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes crashed out of the 2004 US Open in the semi-finals, going down to Alicia Molik and Todd Woodbridge in two sets and a tiebreaker, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (3-10)
With the match tied at a set apiece, that match went straight to the tiebreaker, as per new US Open rules introduced a few years ago. Under the changed rules, the team that wins 10 points first wins the third set and thus, the match.
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The match was also marred by strong gusts, leftovers from Hurricane Frances, which passed through the New York region September 8 and rained out Wednesday's play.
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