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SKUPSKI BECAME JUST THE SECOND BRITON TO WIN THE WIMBLEDON MEN'S DOUBLES IN THE OPEN ERA AFTER

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Britain's Neal Skupski celebrates after he and his partner Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands beat Spain's Marcel Granollers and Argentina's Horacio Zeballos to win the Wimbledon Men's Doubles final (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Image:Britain's Neal Skupski celebrates after he and his partner Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands beat Spain's Marcel Granollers and Argentina's Horacio Zeballos to win the Wimbledon men's doubles final  Neal  Skupski became just the second Briton to win the Wimbledon men's doubles in the Open Era after he and Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof triumphed on Centre Court.

Only Jonny Marray had previously won at SW19 back in 2012, but Skupski and Koolhof lived up to their top-seed billing with a 6-4 6-4 win over Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos.Skupski became just the second Briton to win the Wimbledon men's doubles in the Open Era after he and

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Britain's Neal Skupski, right, and Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands, left, celebrate with their trophies after winning the Wimbledon Men's Doubles title (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
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Skupski, 33 and from Liverpool, said this would be the "pinnacle" and it is his first Grand Slam title in the men's doubles, having lost in the US Open final last year.Skupski became just the second Briton to win the Wimbledon men's doubles in the Open Era after.

Pre-armed with some tactical analysis sent in from Skupski's brother Ken from his holiday in Ibiza, the Dutch-British pair looked assured from the off and claimed the opening set 6-4.They continued to dominate from there and crucially took Zeballos' serve to lead 3-2 after a particularly impressive return game. Skupski immediately held to go 4-2 up before they missed two break points to move within a game of the title as Granollers came good.Skupski became just the second Briton to win the Wimbledon men's doubles in the Open Era after.

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