![]() Having held their nerve to save three break points on their own serve, the four-time Grand Slam champions needed just one to take the lead and put themselves just three games away from making history. Into the third and decisive set they went and the British, American duo came out firing. A hold to love from the American at 2-2 set the tone for a period of dominance, as the pair found the breakthrough on their opponents serve to ultimately level the scoreboard to a set apiece. The last team to accomplish such a feat was all-American duo Tom Bundy and Maurice McLoughlin in 1912.Īfter dropping the opening set, the reinging champions soon re-grouped in the second. Salisbury and Ram defeated Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to become the first doubles partnership in the Open Era to win three men's doubles titles in a row in Flushing Meadows. ![]() Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram have made history after securing a third consecutive US Open men's doubles title.
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