Murray/Soares win US Open men's doubles title
Jamie Murray joined brother Andy as US Open champion as he won men's doubles title with Bruno Soares
NEW YORK, Sept 10, 2016 (AFP) - Britain s Jamie Murray joined brother Andy as a US Open champion on Saturday when he teamed with Brazilian Bruno Soares to capture the men s doubles title.
The fourth seeds eased to a 6-2, 6-3 win over unseeded Spaniards Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.
Murray and Soares, who won the first Grand Slam they played together at the Australian Open in January, knocked off defending champions Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert to reach the final.
On Saturday, they prevailed despite Murray needing treatment on a neck injury midway through the first set.
Andy Murray won the singles title in New York in 2012 but was knocked out this year by Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals.
