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Double Stars Aries & Salisbury Break up
The doubles crew gained three consecutive US Open titles between 2021 and 2023
September 26, 2024
Corine Dubreuil
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury are two-time Nitto ATP Closing champions.
By ATP employees
Among the finest doubles groups of this era, Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, introduced their cut up on social media this week after a profitable six-year partnership.
“Six years is a very long time within the lifetime of an expert tennis participant,” Ram wrote on Instagram. “Joe and I had some nice wins, some epic matches and moments, and a few heartbreaking losses.”
“We performed collectively for six years, however we made lifelong recollections and mates… and for that I’m actually grateful.”
Of their six-year partnership, the duo was some of the profitable doubles groups on the ATP Tour, successful 4 main trophies collectively. After claiming their first Grand Slam title on the 2020 Australian Open, the pair discovered dominance on the US Open, the place they gained three consecutive titles between 2021 and 2023.
Along with their success in main tournaments, Ram and Salisbury additionally gained back-to-back titles on the Nitto ATP Finals in 2022 and 2023. In October 2022, Ram, then 38 years previous, made historical past when he turned the oldest first-time World No. 1 within the historical past of the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings. Salisbury additionally reached No. 1 on the earth in April 2022.
“I actually loved our six years enjoying collectively,” Salisbury informed ATPTour.com. “We had an awesome success, greater than we anticipated or imagined. We’re actually happy with the whole lot we’ve got carried out collectively. We labored actually exhausting and bought the very best out of one another.”
“We have liked each minute of it, even the ups and downs,” Salisbury stated. “We have had a variety of robust occasions to get by way of and attain the highs that we have had. We’re happy with the whole lot we’ve got carried out and grateful for this nice collaboration.”
Ram will take part within the China Open in Beijing this week alongside Austin Krajicek, with whom he gained the silver medal on the Olympic Video games in Paris earlier this yr. Salisbury won’t be in motion this week.