Wildcard Aussie duo Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata claimed the AusOpen2023 men's doubles finals victory on Saturday night. The Grand Slam champions teamed up for the first time this fortnight in what has been described as a fairytale win. 9News MORE:
"Yeah, I just wanted to do it for him, but next time, I guess."
The solemn speech put a dampener on a fairytale night enjoyed by Kubler and Hijikata, who won the tournament despite being wildcards., who reinvigorated doubles tennis with their magnificent play and outlandish antics en route to conquering last year's Australian Open.Watch the Australian Open live and free on the Nine Network: Channel 9, 9Gem and"Rinky and I definitely didn't think this was happening two weeks ago, so a bit of a pleasant surprise, I should say," Kubler said.
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