Australia’s Matt Ebden and John Peers won gold with victory over the USA in the men’s doubles tennis final at the Paris Olympics
Matt Ebden and John Peers win to end 28-year wait for goldOne of the great comebacks in Olympic tennis, on the storied Roland Garros clay, can be traced back to the humble streets of suburban Perth. There, the families of Australian gold medal winners Matt Ebden and John Peers mingle, their kids sharing birthday parties and play dates, their wives regular catch ups.
Peers - who won bronze with Ash Barty in Tokyo and appeared at Rio – was for a long time a top 10 player in doubles, but the last title he won was last year. On the cut-throat tour, it means he must be careful about what tournaments he plays to he can maintain enough points to compete at the bigger events.
The see-sawing contest finished, 6-7 , 7-6 , 10-8, the match made memorable by a comeback from a set and a break down. It is the first time Australia have won a gold medal in Olympic tennis since the “Woodies” Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge triumphed in Atlanta in 1996. “It’s an absolute honour anytime I get mentioned in the same breath as those two, they paved the way for us,” Peers said. “They’ve always been there for us.
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