Harrison & GB's Skupski into men's doubles final
Briton Neal Skupski and American Christian Harrison reach the US Open men's doubles final by beating top seeds Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara.
GB's Neal Skupski and American Christian Harrison advanced to the US Open men's doubles final after defeating top-seeds Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara with a score of 7-6 (7-4), 6-2. Skupski, 36, aims to win his fifth Grand Slam title and third in men's doubles. The Australian Open champions have not dropped a set so far this year.
Skupski expressed his excitement about reaching the final in New York, saying, "We know these guys [Patten and Heliovaara] pretty well, we've played them a couple of times this year and they've got the better of us but we brought it today, we knew we had to and really looking forward to a final in New York." Skupski and Harrison have previously won Wimbledon in 2023 together and the Australian Open earlier this year.
They are determined to leave everything out on Saturday, having worked hard to reach this stage. Britain's Jamie Hewett and Georgia's Liam Reid also made it to the final after beating American Patten and Finnish Heliovaara 7-6 (7-4), 6-2. Skupski and Harrison's win marks their third Grand Slam title together, while the world number one pair must settle for ending the year without any additional titles.
Germany's Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz also secured a place in the final following a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Ram and Ram's American partner, Rajeev Ram.
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