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Briton Joe Salisbury and American partner Rajeev Ram suffered their first loss at the US Open since 2020 as the three-time defending champions’ winning run at Flushing Meadows ended.<\/b><\/p>\n
The men’s doubles winners in 2021, 2022 and 2023 were beaten 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 in the third round by American 13th seeds Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow.<\/p>\n
Salisbury and Ram’s winning record in New York stretched back 20 matches, with their most recent defeat before Monday coming in the 2020 semi-finals.<\/p>\n
The pair also won the Australian Open in 2020, in addition to their three other Grand Slam titles at the US Open.<\/p>\n
They have struggled at the major events since winning their third US Open last year, however, exiting the Australian Open in the third round in January, losing in the quarter-finals of the French Open and falling to a second-round upset at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
Neal Skupski was the only Briton to progress at Flushing Meadows on Monday as he and New Zealand’s Michael Venus beat Americans Emilio Nava and Tristan Boyer 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 to reach the fourth round.<\/p>\n
Wimbledon champion and fellow Briton Henry Patten and partner Harri Heliovaara were also knocked out in round three, losing 6-2 6-2 to 11th seeds Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic.<\/p>\n
Britain’s Harriet Dart and French partner Diane Parry were also beaten in the third round of the women’s doubles.<\/p>\n