Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Harrison and Skupski Capture Maiden US Open Doubles Title
Christian Harrison from the United States and Neal Skupski from Britain won the US Open men’s doubles title.
They beat Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz.
The final score was 6-4, 7-6(6).
Harrison and Skupski won the first set after breaking their opponents’ serve once.
The second set was very close and had to be decided by a tie-break.
They saved a set point before winning the tie-break.
This was their second Grand Slam title of 2026 after winning the Australian Open.
They finished the whole tournament without losing a set.
The victory also gave Skupski his first US Open title after previous final defeats.
Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski defeated Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-4, 7-6(6) in Saturday’s final.
The American-British team won its second Grand Slam men’s doubles title of 2026 after taking the Australian Open.
Harrison and Skupski completed the US Open without dropping a set and won all five of their tie-breaks.
They secured the first set with a break for a 4-3 lead before holding serve to win 6-4.
The champions saved a set point in the second-set tie-break and won the match in one hour and 39 minutes.
- Who
- Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski defeated Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz.
- What
- Harrison and Skupski won the 2026 US Open men’s doubles title.
- When
- Saturday during the 2026 US Open.
- Where
- The final was played at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
- Why
- They won 6-4, 7-6(6), overcoming a close second set and saving a set point in the tie-break.
- Champions
- Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski
- Runners-up
- Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz
- Final score
- 6-4, 7-6(6)
- Match duration
- One hour and 39 minutes
- Grand Slam titles in 2026
- Two for Harrison and Skupski
- Tournament record
- The champions did not drop a set and won all five of their tie-breaks
- Skupski’s US Open history
- He had previously finished runner-up in 2022 and 2025
