![]() ![]() “It’s been a ridiculous two weeks … I can’t really believe this just happened.” “We looked at our draw, we were like, ‘Geez, if we could win one match or so, that would be a pretty good effort’. “I think we were just happy to be in the draw, to be honest,” Hijikata said. Hijikata agreed, acknowledging their title-winning run exceeded all expectations. It just feels, I don’t know, almost surreal a little bit.” “Still it hasn’t 100 per cent sunk in yet. ![]() “This is the highlight of the career for me honestly,” Kubler said. The Aussie duo become the fifth unseeded team to win an Australian Open men’s doubles title in the Open era and only the second wildcards, following in the footsteps of last year’s champions Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios. “Rinky and I definitely didn’t think this was happening two weeks ago, so it’s a bit of a pleasant surprise.” The exuberant competitors showed nerves of steel in the biggest match of their life, defeating world No.36 Jan Zielinski and world No.40 Hugo Nys in 83 minutes. The Aussie wildcards, who teamed up for the first time this fortnight, clinched their maiden Grand Slam title with a remarkable 6-4 7-6(4) victory in tonight’s final at Rod Laver Arena. Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata have completed a fairytale run in the Australian Open 2023 men’s doubles competition. Melbourne, Australia, 29 January 2023 | Leigh Rogers ![]()
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