Veterans Ebden and Peers roar to Olympic doubles gold

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Veterans Ebden and Peers roar to Olympic doubles gold

Evergreen-and-gold, veterans Matt Ebden and John Peers have won a delightfully unexpected gold medal, becoming only the second *********** tennis champions at the Olympics.

The two unseeded 36-year-olds, stalwarts of the doubles scene for so long, enjoyed a crowning late-career moment as they beat ********* fourth seeds Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-1) (10-8) in a nail-biting Roland Garros men’s doubles gold medal match on Saturday.

They became the only *********** gold medallists in Olympic tennis after ‘The Woodies’, Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde lifted the 1996 title in the same event.

Between them, the Aussie pair have won a hatful of titles but never had a moment like this, with their wives and kids on hand at Court Philippe Chatrier, one of the world’s great tennis amphitheatres, to watch their finest hour as they prevailed in three tie-breaks after the most entertaining of finals.

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