By Glenys Furness
- Joe Salisbury & Rajeev Ram claim 3rd consecutive US Open title
- First pair in the open era to achieve this
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NEW YORK, USA – Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram were third seeds. The Brit/American won their third US Open doubles title.
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Joe Salisbury & Rajeev Ram were the double defending champions going into the 2023 US Open. The Brit/American had won the title back to back, but no pairing in the open era had won three times in a row. Salisbury & Ram were the third seeds at this years event.
In the first round, the Brit/American were against Italians Andrea Vavassori & Simone Bolelli. The seeds made light work of the first set, breaking early to take the lead. However, the second set was much closer as the Italians stayed with Salisbury & Ram forcing a tiebreak. In the breaker the seeds dominated and eased through to take the match in straight sets 6-3, 7-6(2).
The second round saw the seeds against Japanese pair Yoshihito Nishioka & Ben McLachlan. Just like in the previous round, the Brit/American broke quickly in the first set to take the lead. The second set was again very close, as the Japanese pair stayed with the seeds and forced a tiebreak. In the breaker the seeds edged through and moved into the next round in straight sets 6-3, 7-6(4).
In the third round Salisbury & Ram were against Mackenzie McDonald & Andreas Mies. The Brit/American started well, breaking the American/German pair to take the lead. The second set, though, saw the unseeded pair re-group. McDonald & Mies managed to break serve and level up the match. The final set saw the seeds dominate and secure a place in the next round 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
The quarter-final saw the Brit/American against the fifth seeds Maximo Gonzalez & Andreas Molteni. The Argentinians stayed close with Salisbury & Ram at the start of the first set, before the seeds managed to obtain the break of serve to take the lead. The second set was a little easier for the third seeds, as they broke early and the Argentines were unable to get back into the match. The third seeds moved into the next round in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.
In the semi-final, the Brit/American were against the second seeds Ivan Dodig & Austin Krajicek. Salisbury & Ram stayed with the second seeds in the first set, which looked to be heading to a tiebreak. However, the third seeds managed to secure the break of serve right at the end and took the lead. The second set saw Dodig & Krajicek re-group and break the serve of the Brit/American to level the match. The final set saw the third seeds get back on track, breaking the serve of the second seeds. Salisbury & Ram moved into the final 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
The final saw Salisbury & Ram against sixth seeds Matthew Ebden & Rohan Bopanna. The Australian/Indian pair dominated the first set and took the lead. The Brit/American re-grouped in the second set, breaking Ebden & Bopanna early to level up the match. The final set was fairly close, as neither pair could get the break at the start. However, the Brit/American managed to secure the vital break of serve and clinch their third US Open title 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Salisbury & Ram are the first pair in the open era to win three US Open men’s doubles titles in a row.
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Doubles Round Up
Katie Boulter with Yulia Putintseva were defeated by Wu Fang-Hsien & Zhu Lin in the first round of the US Open 6-3, 6-3.
Lloyd Glasspool with Chan Hao-ching were defeated by Ellen Perez & Jean-Julien Rojer in the first round of the US Open 7-6(2), 7-6(7).
Joe Salisbury with Luisa Stefani were defeated by Ben Shelton & Taylor Townsend in the first round of the US Open 6-4, 7-6(5).
Jamie Murray with Michael Venus were defeated by Pierre-Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut in the second round of the US Open 6-4, 6-4.
Jamie Murray with Bethanie Mattek-Sands were defeated by Austin Krajicek & Jessica Pegula in th second round of the US Open 7-6(5), 7-5.
Lloyd Glasspool with Harri Heliovaara were defeated by Robert Galloway & Albano Olivetti in the second round in the US Open 7-6(7), 7-6(4).
Heather Watson with Anna Danilina were defeated by Miyu Kato & Aldila Sutjiadi in the second round of the US Open 6-3, 6-1.
Neal Skupski with Wesley Koolhof were defeated by Nathaniel Lammons & Jackson Withrow in the third round of the US Open 7-6(2), 6-3.
Julian Cash & Henry Patten were defeated by Matthew Ebden & Rohan Bopanna in the third round of the US Open 6-4, 6-7(5), 10-6.
Ben Jones & Charles Broom were defeated by Billy Harris & Adam Taylor in the quarter-final of Cassis 6-3, 7-6.
Aidan McHugh with Reese Hunter were defeated by Marcus Willis & Scott Duncan in the quarter-final of Cassis 6-1, 6-0.
Billy Harris with Adam Taylor were defeated by Liam Broady & Antoine Hoang in the semi-final of Cassis 6-2, 7-5.
Marcus Willis & Scott Duncan were defeated by Jonathan Eysseric & Dan Added in the semi-final of Cassis 6-3, 7-6.
Liam Broady with Antoine Hoang were defeated by Jonathan Eysseric & Dan Added in the final of Cassis 6-0, 4-6, 11-9.
Joshua Paris with Daniel Cukierman were defeated by Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi & Sander Arends in the first round of Istanbul 3-6, 6-3, 11-9.
Johannus Monday with Szymon Walkow were defeated by Soonwoon Kwon & Seongchan Hong in the first round of Istanbul 7-5, 5-7, 10-8.
Luke Johnson with Skander Mansouri defeated Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi & Sander Arends in the final of Istanbul 7-6, 6-3.
Patrick Brady & Matthew Howse were defeated by Paul Cayre & Axel Garcian in the quarter-final of Bagneres-de-Biggore 6-4, 6-4.
Ewen Lumsden with Clement Chidekh were defeated by Millen Hurrion & Robin Bertrand in the quarter-final of Bagneres-de-Biggore 2-6, 6-2, 10-7.
Millen Hurrion with Robin Bertrand were defeated by Patrick Harper & Mark Wallner in the final of Bagneres-de-Biggore 6-3, 3-6, 10-7.
Matilda Mutavdzic with Polina Bakhmutkina were defeated by Tiphanie Lemaitre & Ilay Yoruk in the first round of Saint-Palais-sur-Mer 6-2, 4-6, 10-8.
Emily Appleton with Valeriya Strakhova defeated Victoria Muntean & Vasanti Shinde in the final of Saint-Palais-sur-Mer 6-1, 6-2.
Ewan Moore & David Quayle were defeated by Pedro Araujo & Sebastian Fanselow in the first round of Sintra 7-6(8), 3-6, 10-6.
Stefan Cooper & Marcus Walters were defeated by Johannes Ingildsen & Fred Simonsson in the first round of Sintra 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-5.
James MacKinley & Harry Wendelken were defeated by Jaime Faria & Henrique Rocha in the quarter-final of Sintra 6-2, 7-6(3).
Sam Bird with Benjamin Loccisano were defeated by Christopher Patzanovsky & Frederic Schlossmann in the first round of Monastir 6-2, 6-4.
Summer Yardley with Shria Atturu were defeated by Zhanel Rustemova & Aruzhan Sagandikova in the first round of Monastir 6-4, 6-4.
Felix Mischker with Anthony Popyrin were defeated by Thomas Braithwaite & Timothy Gray in the quarter-final of Monastir 6-3, 7-5.
Katie Dyson with Sandra Samir defeated Zhanel Rustemova & Aruzhan Sagandikova in the final of Monastir 6-2, 6-2.
James Davis & Matthew Summers were defeated by Gabor Borsos & Peter Sallay in the first round of Budapest 7-5, 7-6(2).
Finn Murgett with Kevin Humpfner were defeated by Aleksandre Bakshi & Zura Tkemaladze in the first round of Budapest 1-6, 6-4, 10-7.
Sean Hodkin with Tyler Stice were defeated by Orel Kimhi & Ofek Shimanov in the quarter-final of Budapest 6-2, 3-6, 10-6.
Sarah Beth Grey with Kathleen Kanev were defeated by Laura Hietaranta & Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva in the quarter-final of Zaragoza 7-6(3), 0-6, 10-4.
Alicia Barnett & Olivia Nicholls were defeated by Jessika Ponchet & Bibiane Schoofs in the final of Tokyo 4-6, 6-1, 10-7.
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