Paris Olympics: Aussie tennis veterans Ebden and Peers roar to unexpected gold medal in doubles tennis
Veterans Matt Ebden and John Peers, who have always won gold, have unexpectedly won a gold medal, making them only the second Australian tennis champions at the Olympics.
The two unseeded 36-year-olds, who have been stalwarts in doubles for so long, enjoyed a late career highlight when they defeated American fourth-seeded players Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.
The three-set match (6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-1) (10-8) gave them a thrilling victory in the men’s doubles at Roland Garros on Saturday.
They became the only Australian gold medalists in Olympic tennis, after ‘The Woodies’, Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, won the title in the same event in 1996.
Together, the Australians have won countless titles, but never before have they experienced a moment like this, with their wives and children present at Court Philippe Chatrier, one of the largest tennis amphitheatres in the world, to witness their finest moment, when they won three times after the most entertaining final.
The three-set match gave Matthew Ebden and John Peers a nail-biting victory in the Roland Garros men’s doubles on Saturday
Team Australia celebrates match point during their Tennis Men’s Doubles Gold Medal match against Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram of Team United States on day eight of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games