Back to the Tennis Newsfeed

Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury both claim doubles successes in Geneva and Lyon

Britons Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury have both enjoyed doubles success with their respective partners before the French Open, which starts on Sunday.

Murray and Michael Venus of New Zealand triumphed in the Geneva Open to win their third title of the year.

The pair had to work hard to defeat third seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-3).

Salisbury and Rajeev Ram claimed their first title of the season together with victory in the ATP Tour event in Lyon.

The British-American pair, top seeds at the tournament, defeated France's Nicolas Mahut and Matwe Middelkoop of the Netherlands 6-0 6-3.