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Skupski has only ever reached the third round of Wimbledon| Venue: All England Club Dates: 3-16 July |
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Britain's Neal Skupski won a maiden Grand Slam men's doubles title at Wimbledon alongside Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof.
The top seeds beat Spain's Marcel Granollers and Argentinian Horacio Zeballos 6-4 6-4.
Skupski dropped to the Centre Court turf as he became the first Briton to win the mixed and men's doubles titles at SW19 since 1926.
It is his third successive title here, having won the mixed in 2021 and 2022.
Skupski and Koolhof had never won a Grand Slam together after teaming up 18 months ago and the Briton said after they reached the final it would be the "pinnacle" to achieve the feat at the All England Club.
The pair roared towards their box after securing the title and lapped up the applause from the partisan crowd before drinking in the atmosphere with a lap of honour.
The last Briton to win the men's doubles title was Jonathan Marray when he triumphed with Danish partner Frederik Nielsen 11 years ago.
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