Harrison and Skupski win Australian Open doubles title in first major together

31 Jan 2026, 05:53 · CNA · Join

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 31, 2026 Christian Harrison of the U.S. and Britain's Neal Skupski celebrate after winning their men's doubles final match against Australia's Jason Kubler and Australia's Marc Polmans REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 31, 2026 Christian Harrison of the U.S. and Britain's Neal Skupski shake hands with Australia's Jason Kubler and Australia's Marc Polmans after winning their men's doubles final match REUTERS/Edgar Su

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 31, 2026 Christian Harrison of the U.S. and Britain's Neal Skupski react during their men's doubles final match against Australia's Jason Kubler and Australia's Marc Polmans REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 31, 2026 Christian Harrison of the U.S. and Britain's Neal Skupski during their men's doubles final match against Australia's Jason Kubler and Australia's Marc Polmans REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 31, 2026 Christian Harrison of the U.S. and Britain's Neal Skupski in action during their men's doubles final match against Australia's Jason Kubler and Australia's Marc Polmans REUTERS/Edgar Su

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MELBOURNE, Jan 31 : Sixth seeds Neal Skupski and Christian Harrison beat Australia's Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans 7-6(4) 6-4 to win the Australian Open men's doubles title on Saturday as the British-American duo first Grand Slam event as a team.

The victory in front of raucous Australian fans gave Harrison his first Grand Slam title. It was a fourth in doubles and mixed doubles for Skupski but his first outside Wimbledon.

With the roof closed at Rod Laver Arena due to rain, the match began at a rapid pace, with Harrison and Skupski taking an early 4-2 lead before Kubler and Polmans rallied with strong support from the home crowd to level the set.

They forced a tense tiebreak, which the British-American pair narrowly clinched with a powerful overhead smash from Skupski.

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In the second set, Harrison and Skupski broke early and maintained their advantage despite a determined fightback from the Australian duo.

Despite seeing two championship points saved by the determined Australian duo, the British-American duo ultimately secured the title on their third match point when Harrison delivered a decisive ace down the middle.

Harrison and Skupski win Australian Open doubles title in first major together

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