Neal Skupski made history by becoming the second Briton to win the Wimbledon men's doubles title in the Open Era, partnering Dutchman Wesley Koolhof to victory on Centre Court.

Jonny Marray was the only British man to win the men's doubles title back in 2012, but Skupski and Koolhof lived up to their top-seed billing by defeating Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in straight sets.

The victory ensured a home win for this year's tournament and also gave Skupski a hat-trick of Wimbledon titles after winning the mixed doubles in 2021 and 2022.

Skupski, 33, from Liverpool, said that this was the "pinnacle" of his career, as it was his first Grand Slam title in men's doubles. He had previously lost in the final of the US Open last year.

Pre-armed with some tactical analysis sent in from Skupski’s brother Ken from his holiday in Ibiza, the Dutch-British pair looked assured from the off.

And at 3-3 in the first set they made their move, breaking Granollers’ serve when the Spaniard kindly sent down a double fault on break point.

Skupski secured the break with a strong service game, and after missing a set point on Zeballos' serve in the next game, it was left to Koolhof to serve out the set nicely and win it 6-4.

They continued to assert their dominance and, after a particularly impressive return game, broke Zeballos' serve to take a crucial 3-2 lead.

Skupski immediately held to go 4-2 up before they missed two break points to move within a game of the title as Granollers came good.

But that left the Briton to finish the job and he did not disappoint the home crowd, falling to the floor in celebration after their opponents went long on the first championship point.

Skupski said on court: “I don’t know what to say. Growing up watching this amazing championship, going out there as a small boy, this feeling at the moment doesn’t get better.

“Me and Wesley came together 18 months ago and this year one of our goals was to win a grand slam and now we have done it, it feels very special.”