Official Site of the Tigers · Jan 30, 2020
Former Tiger Joe Salisbury reaches Australian Open final
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.