Great Britain’s Neal Skupski and American partner Christian Harrison claimed the Australian Open men’s doubles title together in their first Grand Slam.
Skupski, 36, and Harrison, 31, defeated Australian wildcards Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.
Skupski and Harrison competed together for the first time in Adelaide, just before the Australian Open, and reached the semi-finals.
Liverpudlian Skupski played with compatriot Joe Salisbury throughout 2025, reaching the finals at the French Open and US Open, before Salisbury took a break from tennis due to anxiety.
“I’m thrilled to cross the line with Christian. He’s a great player and we’re really happy with each other and how [the partnership is] in development,” Skuspki told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“You don’t really know how a new partnership will work out, but I knew Christian’s game and I had an idea that it could work.
“He keeps me going – he’s a few years younger than me – so maybe this was what I needed.”
It is the second Grand Slam title in men’s doubles for Skupski, who won the Wimbledon title in 2023 together with Dutchman Wesley Koolhof.
It is also the third time in the past five Grand Slams that at least one British player has triumphed in men’s doubles.
Henry Patten won the Australian Open last year alongside Finn Harri Heliovaara, while the all-British duo of Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool triumphed at Wimbledon.
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