Barcelona's club board are an embarrassment that has left the team in pieces and Xavi won't return until they are booted out. Britain's Joe Salisbury claims his first Grand Slam doubles title as he and partner Rajeev Ram win the Australian Open. 'I guess it shows even if you're not one of the top juniors winning all the junior Grand Slams or breaking through when you're 19, 20, that you can still have a very good career,' he said. Analysis and opinion from the BBC's tennis correspondent.How to get into tennis - it's fun, will keep you fit and caters for all levels and abilities. 'It's still early days for me.

For a modest man Joe Salisbury has some big immediate ambitions – buying a flat in London and world domination.His victory in the Australian Open final with American partner Rajeev Ram sets him up for both of them, helped along by the £200,000 prize money that he will pocket from this fortnight.The new world doubles No 4 currently lodges with his sister and her boyfriend in Peckham, an arrangement that he should soon be able to bring to an end if he carries on like this.Joe Salisbury holds the men's doubles trophy aloft with partner Rajeev Ram of USAMonetary needs will take care of themselves if he manages to emulate Jamie Murray by reaching No 1 in the doubles rankings, something eminently achievable in the next six months.

"It is tough when you are playing the lower-ranked tournaments to get enough points to get your ranking high enough to play in the big tournaments," added the Briton, who shares a prize of 760,000 Australian dollars (£385,000) with his partner. Sofia Kenin pulls off shock Australian Open...Brits dream of a doubles double! ': Hilarious moment Peter Schmeichel and Jamie Carragher 'end feud'... after Sportsmail's article over their clashing remarks about Neymar!

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Jamie Murray is now one win...HOT OR NOT: If Jurgen Klopp fails to turn up to Shrewsbury...'If you have someone who says too much... it doesn't work':...American dream! What an extraordinary turnaround that would be.His No 1 ambitions are also strengthened by the fact that Colombian Robert Farah, one half of the tour's top pairing with Juan Sebastian Cabal, is currently serving a provisional ban after testing positive for the banned substance Boldenone. I'm so, so happy," Salisbury told BBC Sport. British doubles specialist Joe Salisbury won the men's doubles on Sunday Find your nearest court and learn the basics with our guide.Get the latest tennis headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. American Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury of Britain tamed the local wild card pairing of Max Purcell and Luke Saville in straight sets and won the Australian Open men's doubles final on Sunday. -- Everything led to Sunday's match, which saw him and Ram comprehensively outplay the Australian duo, and be presented with the trophy by one of the country's legends, Tony Roche.If anything they could have won more easily, and would have done so if they had converted more than three of their twelve break points.As a top ten player Salisbury is likely to be able to pick his own partner for the Olympics this summer which, theoretically if he is fit and available, could be reigning singles champion Andy Murray.

'That's a fairly short-term goal,' said Salisbury, after he and Ram had brushed aside Australians Luke Saville and Max Purcell 6-4 6-2. During the juniors, I barely played for sort of three years leading up to college when I had glandular fever, a lot of injuries. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupLIVE: Manchester City vs Lyon - can Pep Guardiola's side take a big step towards Champions League glory by beating French underdogs to set up a semi-final with Bayern Munich?