{"id":288033,"date":"2023-09-08T19:34:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T19:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=288033"},"modified":"2023-09-08T19:34:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T19:34:41","slug":"joe-salisbury-and-rajeev-ram-claim-third-successive-us-open-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/joe-salisbury-and-rajeev-ram-claim-third-successive-us-open-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram claim THIRD successive US Open title"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Joe Salisbury claims a historic THIRD successive US Open title alongside partner Rajeev Ram&#8230; as the Brit continues his New York love affair<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram defeated Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>They are the first pair since pre-World War One to do the hat-trick in New York<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Salisbury overcame back issues and will share the hefty prize pot of \u00a3560,000\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Joe Salisbury&#8217;s love affair with New York continued when he and partner Rajeev Ram claimed a historic third successive US Open title, reinforcing their status as doubles kings of Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n<p>They share a hefty prize pot of \u00a3560,000 for defending their trophy a second time, on this occasion more surprisingly as the two have hardly enjoyed a vintage season together.<\/p>\n<p>They came back to beat India&#8217;s Rohan Bopanna and Australian Matthew Ebden, the number six seeds, 2-6 6-3 6-4 on yet another day of steaming humidity. They also become the first pair since pre-World War One to do the hat-trick in New York.<\/p>\n<p>For Putney-based Salisbury, who has overcome back issues, it is a sixth Major win (four men&#8217;s and two mixed doubles) and puts him one behind Jamie Murray.<\/p>\n<p>They arrived here with just a solitary clay court title to their name in 2023, and the opening exchanges did not suggest this would represent any major revival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/19\/75227187-0-image-a-56_1694198299959.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joe Salisbury and partner Rajeev Ram clinched a historic third successive US Open title<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/19\/75227189-0-image-a-57_1694198304768.jpg\" height=\"452\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The pair came back to beat India&#8217;s Rohan Bopanna and Australian Matthew Ebden in New York<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/19\/75227193-0-image-a-58_1694198309154.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Salisbury and Ram will share a prize pot of \u00a3560,000 for defending their trophy a second time<\/p>\n<p>The roof was half closed to minimise the effect of the sweltering heat which has prevailed this week, giving it almost the feel of an indoor match.<\/p>\n<p>Ram was broken in the very first game, and Salisbury was hanging on too. When the Londoner also lost his serve the Indian-Australian duo were well in control.<\/p>\n<p>With their returns becoming more effective, the Anglo-American pair changed the momentum by breaking Bopanna for 4-2 in the second.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The veteran Bopanna, 43, was again looking his age in the decider when he missed a forehand to get broken at 2-2, an advantage that proved decisive.<\/p>\n<p>They could have broken Ebden at 4-2 to put the match out of reach, but ultimately it came down to Ram to serve the match out on what has very much become their favourite court.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/article-12497379\/Joe-Salisbury-claims-historic-successive-Open-title-alongside-partner-Rajeev-Ram-Brit-continues-New-York-love-affair.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Joe Salisbury claims a historic THIRD successive US Open title alongside partner Rajeev Ram&#8230; 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