'Amazing couple of weeks': Harrison & Skupski claim second Grand Slam title of year

[p]The reigning Australian Open champions took the first set after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/harrison-christian/tKNpgwfr/"]Harrison[/a] struck a two-handed backhand ‌return winner to break for a 4-3 lead. The American-British duo held serve the ‌rest of the way to take the set 6-4.[/p][p]Their German opponents ‌fought back in the second set and moved 3-2 ahead, but Harrison ‌and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/skupski-neal/KUAXIw8j/"]Skupski[/a] responded with a love hold to level at 3-3.[/p][p]The ‌2024 runners-up went up 4-3 and later 5-4 after saving a set point, but Harrison and Skupski stayed in contention. Harrison, serving with the sun in ‌his eyes, held in a five-point game to ⁠force a tiebreak.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/puetz-tim/CUhEqGYo/"]Puetz[/a] gave the Germans a 4-3 lead in the breaker with a ‌volley, but Harrison and Skupski ​recovered. Skupski sealed the victory ‌with a return that forced [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krawietz-kevin/EwLaAdNP/"]Krawietz[/a] into an error, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/harrison-c-tKNpgwfr/skupski-n-KUAXIw8j/?mid=vuxwzNum"]giving the pair their second Grand Slam doubles title of the ⁠year.[/a][/p][embed guid="f6ba44a4-aa91-465b-9bb1-f289c4753989" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGp45KR4OSo" social-type="youtube" /][p]The victory was a moment of redemption for Skupski, who finished runner-up with Dutchman Wesley Koolhof in 2022. ⁠He suffered a second defeat ​in last year's final alongside fellow Briton [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salisbury-joe/bkgikqz2/"]Joe Salisbury[/a].[/p][p]Salisbury later took a break from tennis because of anxiety, and Skupski began the 2026 season with Harrison.[/p][p]The pair had known each other for years and had lost ‌in the first round of a Futures event together in England in 2013.[/p][p]Their partnership produced immediate results when they clinched the Australian Open in January.[/p][p][b]"It's been obviously an amazing couple of weeks for us," [/b]Skupski told reporters.[/p][embed guid="9ead2925-1abe-44c7-bc48-1b095859762e" url="https://x.com/usopen/status/2098839547224175080" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"It's just total focus throughout the match, believing in each other, looking at our team, trying to give us as much energy as possible."[/b][/p][p][b]"When we play with energy and belief, we're a very dangerous team. We both believe in each other's games. I ‌feel like we complement each other very well on the court,"[/b] the ​36-year-old player added.[/p][p]For Harrison, 32, the home victory carried particular ‌significance after an injury-hit career in which he underwent eight bouts of surgery and spent years trying to return to the top level.[/p][p][b]"Of course, there's always a little bit of doubt, especially as you're getting older and you realise your body is ⁠not recovering the same, but I ⁠never lost my joy ‌for playing."[/b][/p][infobox id="3dc51b3a-107f-482b-9173-a97d347ef1b3" /]