PAt 10:30 p.m. on Saturday in Melbourne, after an intense and exciting women’s final with the victory of Aryna Sabalenka over Elena Rybakina, most of the fans stayed in the stands of the Rod Laver Arena.
And it is that the locals Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler were in the doubles final against Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski.
For the second time in history and for the second time in a row in the first big, two guests took the win. Hijikata and Kubler, who had never met in the middle of the court before, went through rounds until they touched glory with a score of 6-4 and 7-6 (4).
The Australians take over from their compatriots Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Under normal conditions, a couple that wins a ‘Grand Slam’ is practically classified for the ATP Finals. It is not the case of Hijikata and Kubler, who do not form do on the circuit because they are more focused on individual competition.
The Monegasque Nysone of the two defeated, cried at the award ceremony because he will never see another like it again. In a final with no favorites or seeds, glory went to the Australians.
El set del US Open
Hijikata started the Open ranked 277 in the modality world while Kubler was 163. When the ranking is updated this Monday they will appear in position 35 and 33, respectively.
The first became known to the general public in the last edition of the US Open when he was able to steal a set from Rafael Nadal in the first round.
