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Former Tiger Joe Salisbury reaches second consecutive Australian Open final

Former Tiger Joe Salisbury (left) and partner Rajeev Ram will look to repeat as Australian Open men's doubles champions on Saturday.

Former Memphis Tiger Joe Salisbury will look to win his second consecutive Australian Open men's doubles championship along with partner Rajeev Ram in the final on Saturday at 10 p.m. on ESPN+.

The fifth-seeded Salisbury and Ram defeated sixth-seeded Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) in the semifinals on Thursday. The pair will face ninth-seeded Filip Polášek and Ivan Dodig in the final.

After falling behind 3-0 in the opening set, the defending champions converted two of their three break points and held serve the rest of the way to advance in two sets.