NEW YORK — After falling just short in the last Grand Slam tournament, Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell have another shot at a men’s doubles title at the US Open.
The Australians moved into the championship match by beating Americans Jackson Withrow and Nathaniel Lammons 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Thursday.
Thompson and Purcell will face the No. 10-seeded team of Germans Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz in Saturday’s final.
Thompson and Purcell, the No. 7 seeds, held three championship points at Wimbledon in July before Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara rallied to edge them 6-7 (7), 7-6 (8), 7-6 (9).
Lammons and Withrow, seeded 13th, knocked out three-time defending US Open champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the third round.
Krawietz and Puetz defeated No. 4 seed Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic, who won the French Open title in June, 6-3, 6-7 (9), 6-4 on Thursday.
