Overview
- Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski beat Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-4, 7-6 to win the U.S. Open men’s doubles title on Saturday and did not drop a set during the tournament.
- The fifth-seeded duo secured the only break in the first set and saved a set point in the second-set tiebreak to close out the final against the sixth seeds.
- Their win follows an Australian Open title in January, placing them among a very small group of teams to claim both the Australian and U.S. Open in the same year, though outlets differ on the exact historical count.
- Harrison’s triumph is cast as a comeback after eight surgeries between 2009 and 2018, and his father and coach Pat was courtside despite reports—only partially corroborated—of a lengthy airport delay.
- For Neal Skupski the title provides redemption after previous U.S. Open final losses and it strengthens a newly regular partnership that could change the men’s doubles landscape going forward.