Former LSU tennis great [autotag]Neal Skupski[/autotag] won the first men’s doubles major title of his career on Saturday at Wimbledon.
Competing in his native Great Britain alongside his doubles partner, Wesley Koolhoof of the Netherlands, Skupski won 6-4, 6-4 as a part of the top-seeded pairing in the doubles draw.
Skupski becomes just the second Englishman to win Wimbledon in its open era, which began in 1969, and he’s the first since 2012.
“I don’t know what to say. This feeling at the moment doesn’t get any better,” Skupski said following the match, according to a release. “Me and Wesley came together and this year it was one of our goals to win a Grand Slam. Now that we’ve done it, it feels very special.”
Skupski also claimed titles in mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 2021 and 2022 alongside Desirae Krawczyk. He’s also the first Englishman to win mixed and men’s titles at Wimbledon since Leslie Godfree in 1926.
A member of the LSU tennis team from 2008-12, Skupski was an ITA Doubles All-American in 2009 and 2011. He becomes the second former Tiger to win a men’s doubles major title.
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