MELBOURNE, Australia – Former Memphis Tiger Joe Salisbury has advanced to his first career Grand Slam final in the Australian Open. Eleventh-seeded Salisbury and doubles partner Rajeev Ram advance to the finals after defeating the Kazakhstani duo of Makhail Kukushkin and Alexander Bublik.
Salisbury and Ram overtook the Kasakhstani pair in three sets with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win. Down 3-1 in the deciding set, Salisbury and Ram dug deep to pull out their first Grand Slam finals appearance as a duo. In all ATP events, the pair is 2-3 in ATP Tour finals.
Turning pro in 2014, Salisbury's previous best finish at a Grand Slam event was a semifinal appearance at Wimbledon in 2018.