Britain's Salisbury splits with long-time partner Ram

Britain's leading men's doubles player Joe Salisbury has split with long-time partner Rajeev Ram after winning four Grand Slam titles together.

Salisbury, 32, and American veteran Ram started playing together six years ago, becoming world number ones and forging one of the most successful partnerships.

The pair won their first major at the 2020 Australian Open in their second season together.

Further success came at the US Open, where they won three consecutive titles in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

"Joe and I had some amazing wins, some epic matches and moments, and some gut-wrenching losses," said 40-year-old Ram.

Neither player has publicly outlined the reasons for bringing their partnership to an end.

The pair started the 2024 season by winning an ATP 250 title in Adelaide, and reached the final of the Montreal Masters - a ATP 1000 event - in August.

But they could not add to their trophy haul and did not go beyond the quarter-finals in any of the four Grand Slam events this year.

The pair are ranked as the 11th best team in the world this season.

Their final tournament as a team was the US Open where, as three-time defending champions, they lost in the third round.