Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson develop into the primary all-Australian crew in 28 years to win a US Open males’s doubles title.
New York, USA, 8 September 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson have been the topped the boys’s doubles champions at US Open 2024.
The Aussie pair clinched their first Grand Slam title as a crew with a hard-fought 6-4 7-6(4) victory towards Tenth-seeded Germans Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz in as we speak’s remaining at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Purcell and Thompson dominated early, conceding a complete of 5 factors on serve to take the opening set.
This amplified the strain on their extra skilled opponents, 32-year-old Krawietz and 36-year-old Puetz. The co-ranked world No.20s, who had been chasing their very own first main title as a crew, stored pushing, making an attempt to work their approach into the match.
They obtained their likelihood late within the second set, when Purcell and Thompson squandered two championship factors whereas main 6-4 5-3.
It clearly rattled the Aussies, who misplaced a heart-breaking Wimbledon remaining from an analogous place a few months in the past.
Serving for the title at 6-4 5-4, Purcell served up two doubles faults and was damaged to like to present the Germans some much-needed momentum.
“Clearly there’s extra stress when successful the match means the title, not simply one other spherical,” Purcell mentioned. “And being that we obtained so shut the final one, we actually needed to recover from the hump this time.”
The Aussies managed to settle although, closing out victory in a high-pressure second-set tiebreak.
“It obtained a little bit bit tense there on the finish with the match factors, I assumed I can’t do it once more, however we caught with it and obtained there,” Thompson mentioned.
Purcell sealed the win with an ace, earlier than leaping into the arms of his elated accomplice.
From lacking three championship factors at Wimbledon to successful the title on the US Open!
Redemption for Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson 🏆 pic.twitter.com/ZdCYnkcWeX
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 7, 2024
It caps an unbelievable fortnight for the Aussie duo, who saved two match factors of their second-round victory towards Australian John-Patrick Smith and his German accomplice Andrea Mies.
The seventh-seeded Purcell and Thompson went on to eradicate three seeded groups, together with the co-ranked world No.1s, Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos, in the quarterfinals.
That is 30-year-old Thompson’s first Grand Slam title, whereas it’s a second for 26-year-old Purcell (who beforehand received the Wimbledon 2022 males’s doubles title with compatriot Matt Ebden).
“Grand Slam champion, it’s obtained a pleasant ring to it,” a proud Thompson instructed Stan Sport. “I couldn’t be happier.”
Their first Grand Slam doubles title as a crew!
You have earned each little bit of it, @MaxPurcell98 and @jordanthommmo2 🙌 pic.twitter.com/elHuFKlEJ2
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 7, 2024
With their efforts, Purcell and Thompson be part of an illustrious honour roll on the US Open.
They develop into solely the Tenth and eleventh Australians to win a males’s doubles title on the match within the Open period. They’re additionally the primary Aussies to win a US Open males’s doubles title in 21 years and the primary all-Australian champions in 28 years.
| US Open males’s doubles Australian champions in Open period |
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| Participant | Yr |
| Ken Rosewall | 1969 |
| Fred Stolle | 1969 |
| John Newcombe | 1971, 1973 |
| Owen Davidson | 1973 |
| John Fitzgerald | 1984, 1991 |
| Mark Woodforde | 1989, 1995, 1996 |
| Todd Woodbridge | 1995, 1996, 2003 |
| Sandon Stolle | 1998 |
| Lleyton Hewitt | 2000 |
| Max Purcell | 2024 |
| Jordan Thompson | 2024 |
There’s additional excellent news for Thompson and Purcell, who’re at the moment ranked at career-highs of world No.13 and world No.18 respectively. They’re projected to be rewarded with top-10 breakthroughs when the ATP rankings are up to date subsequent week.
There’s no time for celebrations although, with Thompson and Purcell flying to Spain later as we speak to arrange for Australia’s Davis Cup marketing campaign in Valencia subsequent week.
Aussies in motion – US Open
RESULTS
Males’s doubles, remaining
[7] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) d [10] Kevin Krawietz (GER)/Tim Puetz (GER) 6-4 7-6(4)
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