The Australian duo, who have an invitation, eliminated the third-seeded pair of Argentinian Horacio Zeballos and Spaniard Marcel Granollers 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in the Rod Laver Arena . The meeting lasted 1h47. Kokkinakis / Kyrgios, who knocked out Croatian world No.1 Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic in the second round, will face their compatriots Matt Ebden and Max Purcell who eliminated the second-seeded pair formed by Briton Joe Salisbury and the American Rajeev Ram 6-3, 7-6 (11/9).
You have to go back to 1980 to find four Australian players in the men’s doubles final at the Australian Open.
Max Purcell has already played in the men’s doubles final in Melbourne in 2020. Associated with his compatriot Luke Saville, he lost at the time to Salisbury / Rajeev. The other three players will play their first grand slam final.
