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PARIS — Matt Ebden and John Peers have won Australia's second tennis gold medal in Olympic history. They beat Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram of the United States 6-7 (6), 7-6 (1), 10-8 in a match tiebreaker in the men's doubles final. Olympics doubles uses a first-to-10, win-by-two tiebreaker in place of a traditional third set. The Australian duo trailed by a set and 4-2 in the second set before breaking Ram's serve to begin the comeback. Ebden drew attention at the start of these Olympics when he was a fill-in in singles and lost to Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-1.
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Matthew Ebden and John Peers of Australia play against Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram of the United States during their men's doubles gold medal match at the Roland Garros stadium, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. - AP Photo/Andy Wong
