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Australian Open 2020: Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury win men’s doubles title

Eleventh seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury won the men’s doubles final of this year’s Australian Open with a straight-set victory of 6-4, 6-2.

AFP | Melbourne | February 2, 2020 12:30 pm

Australian Open 2020: Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury win men’s doubles title

Rajeev Ram of the US and Britain's Joe Salisbury (R) celebrate beating Australia's Max Purcell and Australia's Luke Saville during their men's doubles final match on day fourteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February 2, 2020. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Eleventh seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury halted the incredible doubles run of Australian Open wildcards Max Purcell and Luke Saville on Sunday, crushing them 6-4, 6-2 in the final.

The American and British pair showed their class and experience, eventually breaking in the seventh game of the opening set, and two more breaks in set two was enough to earn them the title.

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They only lost seven points on serve and never faced a breakpoint.

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“Rajeev, I don’t think I thought when I asked you to play just over a year ago that we would be standing here now but it’s been an honour to play with you,” said Britain’s

Salisbury after their first Slam title as a team.

“Thank you so much for being the best partner I could get.

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