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GB's Salisbury & Ram beat champions to reach final
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In Short: Coco Gauff overcame a tough first set to beat Mirra Andreeva and advance to the US Open semifinals, setting up a match against second seed Elena Rybakina.
Joining Gauff in the semifinals is the dynamic duo of Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram.
The British and American pair knocked out last year's winners Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos to secure their place in the final four.
They will face Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger in the final, who saved three match points to advance.
What's still developing
- Coco Gauff sets up US Open semifinal with Elena Rybakina after saving two match points against Mirra Andreeva.
- American Coco Gauff saved two match points to beat Russian fifth seed Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 on Wednesday and reach the US Open semi-finals after recovering from a dreadful opening set.
- She faces second seed Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals.
- Gauff, who took a break in the locker room between sets, took inspiration from her compatriot Frances Tiafoe, who recovered from two sets and a breakdown on Tuesday night to reach the semi-finals on the men’s side.
- Gauff broke her to love in the seventh game to put the contest completely out of reach.
- They will meet Briton Neal Skupski and American Christian Harrison, who beat Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 6-3 6-2 in the last quarter-final.
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- Britain's Salisbury won the title at at Flushing Meadows in New York alongside American Ram in 2021, 2022 and 2023, but they split in 2024 before teaming up again this year.
Sources
- BBClink