Britain's Salisbury, USA's Ram win US Open men's doubles crown
Britain's Salisbury, USA's Ram win US Open men's doubles crown
NEW YORK (AFP) - Britain s Joe Salisbury and American Rajeev Ram won the US Open men s doubles title on Friday by defeating Britain s Jamie Murray and Brazil s Bruno Soares 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Ram and Salisbury, the fourth seeds, captured their second Grand Slam title after last year s Australian Open. They were Australian Open runners-up this year in their only other Slam final.
"To have won this with Rajeev is amazing," Salisbury said. "It s a dream come true.
"The last three years, he has been an incredible partner. I couldn t ask for anyone better to be on the court beside me. We look forward to hopefully getting some more titles together."
The winning duo, semi-finalists at Wimbledon in July, shared a $660,000 (558,492 euros) top prize.
"I can t ask for a better partner," Ram said. "It has just been the most unbelievable ride and we re not going to stop now."
Murray and Soares, seeded seventh, missed a chance for their third Slam crown after the 2016 US and Australian Opens.
Soares won last year s US Open double crown alongside Mate Pavic.
