Tennis - Australian Open - Men's Doubles Final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - February 2, 2020 Rajeev Ram of the U.S. and Britain's Joe Salisbury celebrate with the trophy after winning the final against Australia's Max Purcell and Luke Saville REUTERS/Edgar Su
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - American Rajeev Ram picked up his first tennis men's doubles title at a Grand Slam on Sunday with partner Joe Salisbury of Britain, taming the local wild card pairing of Max Purcell and Luke Saville in straight sets at the Australian Open.
The hometown pair's surprise run at Melbourne Park came to a screeching halt against the 11th seeds, who strolled to a 6-4 6-2 victory in 70 minutes on a balmy afternoon at the Rod Laver Arena.
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