Tennis-Ram and Salisbury pick up U.S. Open men's doubles title


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 11 Sep 2021

Sep 10, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Men's doubles champions Joe Salisbury of Great Britain, left, and Rajeev Ram of the United States pose with the trophy on day twelve of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports

NEW YORK (Reuters) -American Rajeev Ram and Briton Joe Salisbury overcame a slow start to beat Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the U.S. Open men’s doubles final on Friday.

Ram and Salisbury struggled with their serve in the opening set, with a collective four double faults as they got in slightly more than half of their first serves, as Murray and Soares took advantage with only one unforced error.

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