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<\/p>\n ATP Tour
\n Harrison\/Skupski lift Australian Open trophy in first major as a team<\/p>\n
Duo overcomes home hopes Kubler\/Polmans in Melbourne<\/p>\n
January 31, 2026<\/p>\n
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Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski win the 2026 Australian Open.
\n By Andy West<\/p>\n
Christian Harrison<\/a> and Neal Skupski<\/a> did not wait long to add a milestone moment to their fledgling partnership. <\/p>\n Competing in just their second tour-level event together, the American-British duo defeated home favourites Jason Kubler<\/a> and Marc Polmans<\/a> 7-6(4), 6-4 to claim the trophy Saturday at the Australian Open<\/a>. Harrison and Skupski, who made their team debut in Adelaide just two weeks ago, held their nerve at key moments in front of a raucous afternoon crowd inside Rod Laver<\/a> Arena to earn a one-hour, 49-minute championship-match triumph. <\/p>\n There were emotional scenes between two sets of brothers after match point. Harrison celebrated securing his maiden major title with his brother Ryan Harrison<\/a>, who was courtside. Meanwhile former No. 1 in the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings Skupski, whose sole previous Grand Slam title came at Wimbledon<\/a> in 2023, embraced his own brother and coach, Ken Skupski<\/a>. <\/p>\n All the emotions \ud83e\udd29@charrison94<\/a> & @nealskupski<\/a> are your 2026 Australian Open<\/a> Doubles Champions!<\/p>\n They dismissed Kubler\/Polmans 7-6(4), 6-4 en route to the title.@AustralianOpen<\/a> | #AO26<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/G9IDvlwX1Y<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) January 31, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n \u201cIt’s obviously nice to get another Grand Slam,\u201d said Skupski in the pair’s post-match press conference. \u201cI was very close last year at the US Open<\/a> and lost narrowly in the French. I look back on last year and kind of went over to see where it went wrong in the moments, and I learned from it. <\/p>\n \u201cChristian has given me a new lease of life this year. We started obviously last week in Adelaide. He came to Baton Rouge for a week of training in December, which was amazing to get on court with him and get to know him a little bit more. It all feels well worth it now, picking up this trophy.” <\/p>\n Harrison said: \u201cUnreal experience. This place is unreal to play. The crowds are incredible. For me, though, it was just simple. Just focused on just enjoying the moment with my partner. He brings a lot of experience. His level is just so high, and it really felt easy for me to just play my best tennis. So credit to him.\u201d <\/p>\n