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United News of India
4 days ago
- Sport
- United News of India
Salisbury & Skupski reach French Open doubles final
Paris, June 6 (UNI) British pair Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski came from a set down to beat Christian Harrison and Evan King and reach the French Open men's doubles final on Friday The eighth seeds, who only paired up at the start of the season, beat the American duo 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-6 (10-7). It is the first time either Salisbury or Skupski have gone beyond the quarter-finals in the men's doubles in Paris. They will face Spain's Marcel Granollers and Argentina's Horacio Zeballos in Saturday's final from 15:30 BST. Harrison and King won a tense opening set via a tie-break but the British pair secured an early break in the second to force a decider. Salisbury and Skupski then had to battle back from a break down in the third set, forcing parity after the Americans served for the match at 5-3, the BBC reported. Harrison and King had a 6-3 lead in the deciding tie-break before Salisbury and Skupski fought back to secure a place in the final. The pair are bidding for a first Grand Slam title together, having reached finals on the clay in Qatar and Barcelona this year. UNI BM
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
British pair Skupski & Salisbury reach semi-finals
Skupski and Salisbury have enjoyed previous success together, winning titles in 2018 and 2021 [Getty Images] French Open 2025 Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland Garros Coverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app British pair Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski secured their place in the French Open men's doubles semi-finals with a hard-fought victory over Matthew Ebden and John Peers. The eighth seeds battled back to beat the Australian pair 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-4. Advertisement It is the first time either Skupski or Salisbury, who paired up at the start of the season, have gone beyond the men's quarter-finals in Paris. They are bidding for a first Grand Slam title together, having reached finals on the clay in Qatar and Barcelona this year. Meanwhile, Britain's Henry Patten and Finn Harri Heliovaara missed the opportunity to set up a last-four meeting with Skupski and Salisbury. Second seeds Patten and Heliovaara, the reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champions, lost 6-3 6-4 to American ninth seeds Christian Harrison and Evan King. Skupski will feature in the mixed doubles quarter-finals later on Tuesday, when he and American partner Desirae Krawczyk face top seeds Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichenok and Croatia's Mate Pavic.
