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Salisbury out of men's doubles but Skupski through

Jan. 23, 2023
Salisbury out of men's doubles but Skupski through

Britain's Joe Salisbury and his American partner Rajeev Ram are out of the Australian Open men's doubles after a three-set defeat in the third round.

They held match point in the second-set tie-break but could not convert it.

It is the first time since the 2021 French Open that the pair have failed to reach the last eight of a Slam.

But Britain's top seed Neal Skupski, with Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof, is through after they defeated Nikola Cacic of Serbia and Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 6-4 6-2.

The 2022 US Open finalists will face Australian wildcards Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler in the quarter-finals.

Skupski is also through to the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles after he and American partner Desirae Krawczyk defeated Australian wildcards Alana Parnaby and Andrew Harris 6-2 6-4.

Skupski and Krawczyk, seeded third, will face Britain's Jamie Murray and American Taylor Townsend next.


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