Salisbury and Ram beat Bopanna and Ebden 2-6, 6-3, 6-4Bopanna, 43, praised for sportsmanship after conceding point
Britain’s Joe Salisbury made US Open history alongside his American partner, Rajeev Ram, with victory in the men’s doubles final.
Salisbury, 31, and the 39-year-old Ram became the first team to win the Flushing Meadows title three years in a row in the Open era by beating India’s Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden of Australia 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
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