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GB’s Salisbury & Skupski reach French Open men’s doubles final

GB’s Salisbury & Skupski reach French Open men’s doubles final

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French Open 2025

Location: Roland Garros, May 25 – June

Christian Harrison and Evan King defeated British duo Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski in the French Open men’s doubles final from set-down.

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).

For the first time in Paris, Salisbury or Skupski have advanced past the quarter-finals.

Harrison and King broke a tie-break to win the opening set, but the British duo made a crucial early break in the third set to sway a decision.

After the Americans served the match at 5-3, Salisbury and Skupski had to come back from a break in the third set to force parity.

In the decisive tie-break, Salisbury and Skupski fought back to take the final place before Harrison and King fought back.

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Source: BBC

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