Doubled Grand Slam Champions: Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos triumph at the 2025 US Open, securing their second Major victory of the year
Spanish-Argentine Duo Claims US Open Men's Doubles Title
In a thrilling final at Flushing Meadows, Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos emerged victorious in the US Open men's doubles competition. The Spanish-Argentine duo defeated Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski in a hard-fought three-set encounter that lasted two hours and 24 minutes.
The match was a tense affair, with nerves evident on the main court during the deciding third set. However, Granollers and Zeballos showed their resilience, coming back from 0-40 down in the seventh game of the second set.
The English pair had their chances to clinch the title, with Salisbury and Skupski squandering opportunities to go up 1-2 and 2-3 in the tiebreak. Despite these setbacks, they fought valiantly, even having up to three chances to win the title in the tenth game, but ultimately fell short.
Granollers' exquisite return at the baseline proved to be the decisive factor in the tenth game, securing the title for the Spanish-Argentine duo with a 7-4 win in the tiebreak.
Throughout the match, neither pair gave an inch on serve, with both Granollers and Zeballos, and Salisbury and Skupski displaying impressive serving performances.
The victory marks Granollers' second Grand Slam doubles title, having previously won the French Open in 2017. Zeballos, meanwhile, has now won his first Grand Slam title, having reached the final of the Australian Open in 2019.
The US Open is the fourth and final 'Grand Slam' of the season, played on hard courts in New York. The victory marks a fitting end to the season for Granollers and Zeballos, who will undoubtedly be looking to build on this success in the coming years.
Granollers is coached by his team including physios and doctors, while Zeballos is coached by Alejandro Lombardo. Both players smiled broadly as they lifted the US Open trophy, a testament to their hard work and determination throughout the tournament.
As the confetti fell and the crowd roared, Granollers and Zeballos celebrated their well-deserved victory, cementing their place in the annals of US Open history.
