First
French Open champion in one of major draws for 39 years Pair defeat
Russian duo Vesnina and Karatsev 2-6, 6-4, 10-5Joe
Salisbury became Britain’s first French Open champion in one of the major draws for 39 years with victory in the mixed doubles alongside
American Desirae Krawczyk.
Salisbury sounded slightly embarrassed to be in the final after he and Krawczyk were given a walkover in the last four but they showed they fully deserved their place by beating Russian duo Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev 2-6, 6-4, 10-5.