A year after Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis won, another local wildcard pairing has ensured the trophy remains in home hands
Comes a year after Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis won
Playing together for the first time, the local wildcards cut a swathe through the draw to make the title match, knocking off three top-10 seeds including top-ranked Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski in the quarter-finals. They both outplayed their opponents from the back of the court to fire up their fans. Kubler stormed through his serve to level at 6-6 in the second set, sending it to a tiebreak.
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