Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell have topped Australia’s spirited US Open marketing campaign with a redemption triumph within the males’s doubles closing.
Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell outclassed German tenth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-4 7-6 (7-4) on Sunday AEST, to grow to be the primary all-Australian pairing to reign in New York since Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge in 1996.
The straight-sets victory goes a way in the direction of atoning for a crushing finals loss at Wimbledon, the place Thompson and Purcell did not convert any of three match factors.
“To be grand slam champions, it has an excellent ring to it, particularly after what occurred at Wimbledon,” Thompson stated.
“It obtained a bit tense there on the finish, with match factors, however we caught with it and we obtained there ultimately.”
The Sydneysiders and nice mates solely paired up final 12 months, after Purcell break up with compatriot and his 2022 Wimbledon-winning companion Matt Ebden, however have already loved nice success collectively.
In addition to reaching back-to-back grand slam finals, Thompson and Purcell have collected ATP titles in Houston, Los Cabos and Dallas this 12 months regardless of focusing totally on singles.
And now Thompson is a significant winner after having fun with a magical breakout fortnight at Flushing Meadows.
The 30-year-old will depart New York with a career-ranking of world quantity 29 on the earth after additionally making the final 16 of the singles and a monster cheque for $US700,000 ($A1.15 million) after hoisting the doubles trophy.
And Purcell, now a twin grand slam champion, will financial institution $US515,000 ($A772,000) for his two weeks’ singles and doubles efforts within the Large Apple.
The dynamic duo’s watershed win completes considered one of Australia’s greatest US Opens this century.
Australia transformed its largest singles contingent since 1981 into having three males within the fourth spherical for the primary time in 38 years.
World quantity 10 Alex de Minaur defied a painful hip damage to succeed in the quarterfinals, after ending Thompson’s run, whereas Alexei Popyrin capped his memorable American hardcourt season with a seismic third-round victory over defending champion and 24-time main winner Novak Djokovic.
In addition to becoming a member of modern-day greats the Woodies on the honour roll, Thompson and Purcell additionally observe Australian legends together with John Newcombe and Tony Roche, Fred Stolle and Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson and Neale Fraser, and Rosewall and Lew Hoad as US Open doubles champions.
Their success additionally continues Australia’s superb doubles renaissance.
Thompson and Purcell are the fourth Australian crew prior to now three years to land grand slam males’s doubles crowns, becoming a member of Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler (2023 Australian Open), Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis (2023 Australian Open) and Purcell and Ebden (2022 Wimbledon).
AAP