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GB’s Skupski reaches Melbourne men’s doubles final
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Spread the wordGreat Britain’s Neal Skupski and new American partner Christian Harrison are through to the final of the men’s doubles at the Australian Open.
Skupski and Harrison, who are the sixth seeds and are playing together at a Grand Slam for the first time, defeated third seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 6-3 7-6 (9-7).
The Spanish-Argentine pair ended their hopes of success in the French Open final, Wimbledon quarter-finals and US Open final.
Salisbury announced at the end of last season that he was taking a break from tennis because of anxiety and Skupski’s new partnership has immediately yielded another Grand Slam final appearance.
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: “There weren’t really many players around because a lot of doubles guys stick together.