{"id":101739,"date":"2026-09-10T03:23:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T03:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/gbs-salisbury-ram-beat-defending-champions-to-reach-semis\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T03:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T03:23:03","slug":"gbs-salisbury-ram-beat-defending-champions-to-reach-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/gbs-salisbury-ram-beat-defending-champions-to-reach-semis\/","title":{"rendered":"GB's Salisbury & Ram beat defending champions to reach semis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As well as their three US Open titles together, Joe Salisbury (right) and Rajeev Ram won the Australian Open doubles in 2020 [Getty Images]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reunited three-time US Open men's doubles champions Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram knocked out last year's winners Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos to reach the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Britain's Salisbury was victorious in New York alongside American Ram in 2021, 2022 and 2023, but the pair split in 2024<\/a> before teaming up again earlier this year.<\/p>\n

They won 6-4 6-4 against the second seeds and will face 2024 finalists Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz on Thursday in the last four.<\/p>\n

In the other half of the draw, Briton Henry Patten – alongside Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara – saved three match points on their way to a 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 triumph over seventh seeds Manuel Guinard and Guido Andreozzi.<\/p>\n

The Wimbledon champions and top seeds spurned four set points before losing an opening-set tie-break and, at 4-5 down in the second, staved off match points before levelling things up and going on to reach the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n

Patten will come up against fellow Briton Neal Skupski, if he and American Christian Harrison get past Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the remaining quarter-final.<\/p>\n

In the women's doubles, top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend are one victory away from lifting all four Grand Slam titles together after winning 6-0 7-6 (10-8) against Diana Shnaider and Elise Mertens.<\/p>\n

They will contest Friday's final with American pair Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger, who saved three match points and came from 8-2 down in the match tie-break to beat second seeds Luisa Stefani and Gabriella Dabrowski 4-6 6-4 7-6 (10-8).<\/p>\n