Australian Open Final Highlights: Wildcard home duo Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler won a first Grand Slam crown with victory in the men’s doubles final at the Australian Open on Saturday. Follow Australian Open 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Australian Open Final Highlights: Home wildcards win Australian Open men’s doubles title
“OH YES!”
How good is this from Rinky Hijikata 👏@wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/q8071m7kEi
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 28, 2023
The Australians did a celebratory chest bump and hugged tightly after defeating duo Hugo Nys of Monaco and Poland’s Jan Zielinski 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), to the delight of the home crowd at Rod Laver Arena.
It was Hijikata and Kubler’s first event as a doubles pairing and ensures that the trophy stays in home hands, having been won last year by Australians Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis.
🇦🇺 RINKY & JASON 🏆#AO2023 champions! pic.twitter.com/hHuHNHcQlA
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 28, 2023
“Rinky and I definitely didn’t think this was happening two weeks ago. Bit of a pleasant surprise,” said Kubler on court.
“I’ve got to thank Rinky, he was the reason we teamed up for this tournament. Two weeks later we’ve got this trophy.”
Australian Open Final Highlights: Home wildcards win Australian Open men’s doubles title
Follow InsideSport on GOOGLE NEWS / Follow Australia Open 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Editors pick
