“Matt and I just combine so well, we are picking each other up out there,” Purcell said. From there, the Australians dominated to clinch the title. The twists and turns continued in a tense fifth set, with the Aussies bravely saving two break points in the ninth game.īoth teams held firm in the high-pressure final stages, forcing a match tiebreak. But the Aussies fought back, breaking Mektic in the eighth game to level.
Pavic and Mektic regained control in the deciding set, breaking Purcell’s serve in the fifth game to edge ahead 3-2. > READ: Ebden and Purcell – “We’re just trying to do Australia proud” It took until the 10th game of the fourth set for world No.31 Ebden and world No.34 Purcell to snare a break, pouncing on Mektic’s serve with exceptional returning to level the match at two-sets apiece. Little separated the two teams in an enthralling four-hour and 11-minute battle, with each recording only a single break of serve across the first four sets. The second-seeded Croatians had claimed the title at their past four grass-court events. The Australians have won their first Grand Slam title defeating Mektic/Pavic in an epic on Centre Court, 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) #Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 /ecE5FK7w3hĮbden and Purcell’s victory snaps the 23-match winning streak of world No.3 Pavic, who was playing with a fractured right wrist following a semifinal fall, and world No.6 Mektic on grass. The Aussie duo captured their maiden major title together with a 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 4-6 6-4 7-6(2) victory against defending champions Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic in a fiercely contested final at Centre Court today.
Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell are the Wimbledon 2022 gentlemen’s doubles champions. London, Great Britain, 10 July 2022 | Leigh Rogers