Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram make history with US Open doubles triumph

• Top seeds beat Neal Skupski and Wesley Koolhof 7-6, 7-5
• Pair become only second team to retain men's doubles title

Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram became just the second team in the open era to successfully defend their US Open doubles title. With Neal Skupski and his Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof on the other side of the net, there was guaranteed to be a British winner, and it was Londoner Salisbury and American Ram who came out on top of a tight contest, winning 7-6 (4) 7-5.

It is a third grand slam title together for Ram and Salisbury, who also won the Australian Open in 2020, and they follow in the footsteps of the Australian greats Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, the last team to win back-to-back titles in New York, in 1995 and 1996. The victory means Salisbury, who has also won two mixed doubles titles, holds on to the world number No 1 ranking. Skupski would have overtaken him had he and Koolhof lifted the trophy.