The massive Wimbledon semi-finals. Australians and Croats will play for the title

Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell as well as Nikola Metic and Mate Pavic will play in the doubles final on grass at the 2022 Wimbledon Grand Prix. In the semi-finals, both pairs won five-set fights in which they defended the match of symbols.

Getty Images / Clive Brunskill / Pictured: Matthew Ebden (right) and Max Purcell

Wimbledon is the only tournament in which doubles compete in the match format to win three sets. This only adds to the game’s appeal, which is best underlined by Friday’s semi-final stand at an exceptional level.

The first meeting lasted four hours. Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell lost 0-2 in sets with Rajiv Ram/Joe Salisbury, but in the third set tiebreak they defended two games and eventually won 3:6, 6:7 (1), 7:6 (9)), 6 : 4, 6: 2.

For the Australians, this is the second joint final of the Grand Slam tournaments. At this year’s Australian Open they lost to Thansi Kokinakis / Nick Kyrgios. The 24-year-old Purcell also played for the Australian Open in a double with Luke Savile in the 2020 season.

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The second semi-final match brought more emotions. Last year’s Wimbledon champions, Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic, defeated after four hours and 20 minutes of stunning fighting, 6:7 (2), 7:6 (0), 4:6, 6:2, 7:6 (4) duo Colombian Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah, in the tenth game of the deciding set, defended the match ball.

The Croats will play together for the second time in the Grand Slam final (they won Wimbledon in 2021). In general, for the 33-year-old Miktik, it will be the third match for the doubles title at the Grand Slam (with a score of 1-1), and the 29-year-old Pavic – the seventh (3). 3).

The men’s doubles final will take place on Saturday after the women’s singles final.

Wimbledon, London (UK)
Grand Slam grass field total prize money 40.35 million pounds
Thursday 7 July

My semi-final pair:

Nikola Mektic (Croatia, 2) / Mate Pavic (Croatia, 2) – Juan Sebastian Cabal (Colombia, 6) / Robert Farah (Colombia, 6) 6:7 ​​(2), 7:6 (0), 4:6, 6:2, 7:6 (4)

Matthew Ebden (Australia, 14) / Max Purcell (Australia, 14) – Rajiv Ram (USA, 1) / Joe Salisbury (UK, 1) 3:6, 6:7 (1), 7:6 (9 ) 6:4, 6:2

The first success of its kind in the twenty-first century. Historic victory at Wimbledon

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