US Open: Thompson and Purcell to face Krawietz and Puetz in men's doubles final

 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 U.S. Open.

The Australians moved into the championship match by beating Americans Jackson Winthrow 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 (11-9).

Lammons and Winthrow, seeded 13th, knocked out three-time defending U.S. Open champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the third round.

Krawietz and Puetz defeated the fourth-seeded team of Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic, who won the French Open title in June, 6-3, 6-7 (9), 6-4 on Thursday.