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French Open: Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski through to quarter-finals

Murray matches his best performance at Roland Garros while this is new territory for Skupski

Saturday 3 October 2020 15:37, UK

Jamie Murray (L) and Neal Skupski of Great Britain talk tactics in their Men's Doubles first round match against Juan Ignacio Londerp or Argentina and Jiri Vesely of Czech Republic on day three of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros on September 29, 2020 in Paris, France
Image: Jamie Murray (left) and Neal Skupski are through to the quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the French Open

Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski gave British tennis something to smile about by reaching the quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the French Open.

All Britain's singles players may have gone out in the first round but there have been several wins in doubles and Murray and Skupski's 6-3 4-6 6-4 victory over second seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos was the best of the lot.

Murray has now matched his best performance at Roland Garros while this is new territory for Skupski.

Murray said: "We did really well. I think we played a really good match from start to finish. We knew it was going to be really tough against those guys, very good team and very competitive, always bringing a lot of energy to the court.

"But I think we did a really good job. Did well to hang in at the start of the third set after letting the second set slip a little bit and super happy to win."

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Rajeev Ram of The United States of America and Joe Salisbury of Great Britain play in their Men's Doubles third round match against Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin of France on day seven of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros on October 03, 2020 in Paris, France
Image: Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury also made it through to the last eight

They were joined in the last eight by compatriot Joe Salisbury and American Rajeev Ram, who defeated French pair Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin 6-3 6-2.

It was sweet revenge for the pair having lost to Chardy and Martin in the last eight in Paris last year, and Salisbury said: "We knew it would be tough. But we played really well throughout, I think.

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"We know that if we do our thing that we can beat any of the teams. So it's going to be more about focusing on ourselves and hoping that we can perform like we did today."

Salisbury and Ram are the third seeds and are bidding to win a second Grand Slam title this year following victory at the Australian Open.

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