NEW YORK — Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson won the U.S. Open men’s doubles championship on Saturday, overcoming a setback at Wimbledon to capture their first Grand Slam title together.
The seventh-seeded Australians opened the day at Arthur Ashe Stadium with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over the 10th-seeded German team of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, followed by the women’s singles final.
Purcell and Thompson had three match points at the All England Club in July but Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten beat them 6-7(7), 7-6(8), 7-6(11-9).
Australia missed a couple of match points on Saturday when Kravitz went ahead 5-3 on serve, but soon failed to break and Purcell was level when he broke at love on his match serve.
But there was his much-needed serve at the end, and Purcell finished the match with an ace.
Thompson and Purcell became the first Australian team to win the US Open men’s doubles title since Hall of Famers Mark Woodford and Todd Woodbridge in 1995 and 1996.
