Australian Open 2021: Jamie Murray beaten by fellow Briton Joe Salisbury in doubles semi-final
Salisbury and his American partner Rajeev Ram defeated Murray and Brazil’s Bruno Soares 6-4 7-6 (2)
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Your support makes all the difference.Britain's Joe Salisbury celebrated a victory over countryman Jamie Murray in advancing to the men's doubles final at the Australian Open. Salisbury and his American partner Rajeev Ram defeated Murray and Brazil's Bruno Soares 6-4 7-6 (2) at Rod Laver Arena.
The fifth-seeded Salisbury and Ram will play ninth-seeds Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Filip Polasek of Slovakia in Sunday's final, after that pair beat Croatian second seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic 4-6 6-4 6-3.
Salisbury and Ram needed an hour and 45 minutes to overcome sixth seeds Murray and Soares.
The trans-Atlantic pairing dominated on their first serve, winning 81% of first serve points compared to just 64% for Murray and Soares, and converted two of three break points whereas their opponents broke only once from two opportunities.
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