Skupski and Joe Salisbury fell to Czech pair Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlasek
Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury have nine Grand Slam doubles titles between them so there was understandable disappointment as they crashed out of the first round of the Olympic tennis tournament at Roland Garros. Liverpool’s Skupski has reached the quarterfinals of the French Open on three occasions but found the clay in Paris a tough nut to crack this time around. Up against Czech pair Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlasek, Skupski and Salisbury took the first set before bowing out 4-6 6-3 .
' Skupski played alongside Jamie Murray three years ago in Tokyo on his Olympic debut, going out in the second round with Salisbury and Andy Murray going one round further before they were defeated. And Salisbury echoed his partner’s frustration as an opportunity for Olympic silverware went begging, particularly having made such a positive start to the match. Salisbury added: 'It's very disappointing.
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