GB's Salisbury & Skupski reach French Open men's doubles final

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Fred Perry and Pat Hughes were nan past British brace to triumph nan French Open men's doubles backmost successful 1933

Bobbie Jackson

BBC Sport Journalist

French Open 2025

Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland Garros

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British brace Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski came from a group down to hit Christian Harrison and Evan King and scope nan French Open men's doubles final.

The eighth seeds, who only paired up astatine nan commencement of nan season, hit nan American duo 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-6 (10-7).

It is nan first clip either Salisbury aliases Skupski person gone beyond nan quarter-finals successful nan men's doubles successful Paris.

They will look Spain's Marcel Granollers and Argentina's Horacio Zeballos successful Saturday's last from 15:30 BST.

Harrison and King won a tense opening group via a tie-break but nan British brace secured an early break successful nan 2nd to unit a decider.

Salisbury and Skupski past had to conflict backmost from a break down successful nan 3rd set, forcing parity aft nan Americans served for nan lucifer astatine 5-3.

Harrison and King had a 6-3 lead successful nan deciding tie-break earlier Salisbury and Skupski fought backmost to unafraid a spot successful nan final.

The brace are bidding for a first Grand Slam title together, having reached finals connected nan clay successful Qatar and Barcelona this year.