Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open, Melbourne (hard) - doubles

adz1983 · Intermediate Club Player

Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open, Melbourne (hard) - doubles

Jan · Hall of fame

Fabulous!!! Bravo!!!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Awesome. So pleased for Joe and Rajeev.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

What a cracker

Well done, Joe. And Rav.

Grand slam champions biggrin

And well done to the US college system - we owe them!

And to Wimbledon, for being his breakthrough tournament:

"Salisbury, who was ranked outside the world's top 100 two years ago, will now rise to number four.

"It is tough when you are playing the lower-ranked tournaments to get enough points to get your ranking high enough to play in the big tournaments," he added.

"I had the breakthrough making the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2018 and making the main tour. But it is tough to work your way up."

paulisi · Tennis legend

Easy peasy. Joe's backhand was on fire.
Up to WR 4 - effectively WR 2

wolf · Tennis legend

My guy.

DF · Tennis legend

Brilliant. Well done!!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Michael D wrote:
Yes I'm a bit surprised too. I'm currently in SE Asia but this was over so fast I missed it so can't comment on the match itself, but the scoreline suggests a relatively easy win especially the final set. Huge congrats to Joe, this is a big, big moment for him... Top 4 in the world, it's massive

(11) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 43 (22+21) def (WC) Max Purcell & Luke Saville (AUS/AUS) CR 170 (88+82) . 6-4 6-2

Mark1968 · Intermediate Club Player

Yet again at a big event it's the doubles players who bring home the glory for GB.

Congratulations to Joe and Raj but also to Ken and Jon for reaching the QF's, a fine achievement in itself.

I watched the final this morning and it was more like a first round match. The guys made the Aussies look like beginners which they are clearly not. It was a near flawless performance.

Joe struggled for many years for one reason or another and this shows how persistence and self belief can win through, I doubt this GS win for Joe will be a one off, I'm sure there will be more to come. Joe is also our undisputed number one doubles player and first pick for Davis Cup.

Congratulations again!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

From the Beeb, complete with a photo of them holding the trophy aloft. smile

Babfive · Satellite level

Fantastic result! I wish I had been able to watch it live.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

A report from the Melbourne paper, The Age, which includes a three-minute highlights clip. There was a bizarre incident in the second set where the dampener dropped out of Luke Saville's racket & the players were ordered by the umpire to replay the point!

indiana · Tennis legend

Super stuff biggrin

Yes, might give Joe a ( not the ) Davis Cup now - well if it was coming up soon, having been previously happy with the Jamie & Neal partnership. Joe & Jamie seemed to be gelling better as the ATP Cup proceeded. I am not aware of say Joe & Neal having partnered each other.

indiana · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
A report from the Melbourne paper, The Age, which inlcudes a three-minute highlights clip. There was a bizarre incident in the second set where the dampener dropped out of Luke Saville's racket & the players were ordered by the umpire to replay the point!

Pretty sure I have heard before of a plsyer losing a point because of their dampener dropping out.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Super stuff
Yes, might give Joe a ( not the ) Davis Cup now - well if it was coming up soon, having been previously happy with the Jamie & Neal partnership. Joe & Jamie seemed to be gelling better as the ATP Cup proceeded. I am not aware of say Joe & Neal having partnered each other.

Other than winning atp 500 Vienna in October 2018 you mean?

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/salisbury-skupski-vienna-2018-sunday

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