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Harrison and Skupski Capture US Open Doubles Crown

Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski capped a remarkable first season together Saturday, defeating Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-4, 7-6(6) to win the US Open men's doubles championship.

The American-British pairing has now won both hard-court Grand Slams in 2026 after capturing the Australian Open in January. They completed their New York run without dropping a set, becoming only the sixth men's doubles team in the Open Era to win the Australian Open and US Open in the same season.

For Harrison, the championship adds another extraordinary chapter to a career repeatedly interrupted by injuries. The 31-year-old spent more than eight years away from the sport and underwent eight surgeries before returning to the highest level. Now, in his first season partnering Skupski, Harrison is a two-time Grand Slam champion.

The victory was also particularly meaningful for Skupski, who had finished runner-up at the US Open in 2022 and again in 2025. The 36-year-old now owns three men's doubles Grand Slam titles, adding New York and this year's Australian Open to his 2023 Wimbledon championship.

Attention now turns to Sunday's men's singles final, where Alexander Zverev faces Ben Shelton. Zverev, the No. 1 seed and reigning Roland Garros champion, is appearing in his third consecutive Grand Slam final and seeking his second major title of the season. He also brings a formidable advantage into the matchup: Zverev is 5-0 against Shelton.

Shelton, however, arrives in his first Grand Slam final after defeating defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and fellow American Frances Tiafoe in consecutive rounds. A victory would make him the first American man to win a major singles title since Andy Roddick at the 2003 US Open. He would also become the first Black American man to win the US Open singles championship since Arthur Ashe in 1968.

There is another remarkable piece of history available to Shelton: after eliminating No. 2 seed Alcaraz in the quarterfinals, a victory over No. 1 seed Zverev would make him the first man since 1975 to defeat the top two seeds en route to the US Open title.

Elena Rybakina, meanwhile, completed the women's tournament Saturday with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Aryna Sabalenka, capturing her first US Open championship and third Grand Slam title. She will officially rise to World No. 1 on Monday.

A Year Ago This Week

Carlos Alcaraz was celebrating his second US Open title after defeating Jannik Sinner in the 2025 final, reclaiming the World No. 1 ranking in the process. One year later, neither man reached championship weekend in New York: defending champion Alcaraz fell to Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals, while Sinner was absent from the tournament.

Sources: ESPN · Nitto ATP Finals · LTA · ATP Tour

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lta.org.ukSep 2026

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