Second seeds Rajeev Ram-Salisbury clinch doubles title at ATP Finals

TURIN: Second seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury produced an impressive performance to defeat Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic and clinch the men's double title at the ATP Finals, here on Sunday.

In a high-quality final, the American-British tandem was sharp from the first to the last point, overcoming the Croatians 7-6(4), 6-4 to end their season in style in northern Italy.

Salisbury is the first Briton to win the ATP Finals doubles title, while Ram is the 18th American to clinch the crown. The pair has earned 1,500 ATP Doubles Rankings points and 930,300 dollars as undefeated champions, the biggest doubles payday in history.

"That's probably up there with one of our best matches, one of our best matches as a team. I think we're so proud of everything we've done this week. We've come through some tough situations, but we've stuck together the whole way. (I'm) so happy, I can't believe we've achieved this," Salisbury said.

"I don't know what to say. My partner played out of this world today, but I guess that's what you've got to do and that's why he's one of the best around. He saves his best for the biggest moments. I'm so proud of us as a team for sure," Ram said. IANS

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