Having battled through two matches and six sets in one day, Matt Ebden is eyeing off Wimbledon triumphs in both the mixed and men's doubles, with partners Sam Stosur and Max Purcell.
Matt Ebden is eyeing one of the rarest feats in Australian tennis after making it into the Wimbledon mixed doubles final with champion compatriot Samantha Stosur.He'll join Sam Stosur in the mixed final and Max Purcell in the men's semi-finalEbden and Stosur upstaged fancied Americans Jack Sock and Coco Gauff 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 in a three-set semi-final thriller.
Ebden and Stosur — who retired from singles after this year's Australian Open in January — will play British-American second seeds Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk in Thursday's final. The 38-year-old teamed with the American Bob Bryan to reign at the All England Club in 2008 and again in 2014 with with Serb Nenad Zimonjic.
The 34-year-old West Australian is also through to the semi-finals of the men's doubles after partnering compatriot Max Purcell to a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 victory over seventh seeds John Peers and Slovakian Filip Polasek.Runners-up to Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis in trhe Australian Open doubles final in January, Ebden and Purcell face Ram and Britain's Joe Salisbury on Friday for a place in the final.
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