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Home wildcards win Australian Open men's doubles title

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Wildcard home duo Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler won a first Grand Slam crown with victory in the men's doubles final at the Australian Open on Saturday.The Australians did a celebratory chest bump and hugged tightly after defeating duo Hugo Nys of Monaco and Poland's Jan Zielinski 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), to the delight of the home crowd at Rod Laver Arena.It was Hijikata and Kubler's first event as a doubles pairing and ensures that the trophy stays in home hands, having been won last year by Australians Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis."Rinky and I definitely didn't think this was happening two weeks ago.

Bit of a pleasant surprise," said Kubler on court."I've got to thank Rinky, he was the reason we teamed up for this tournament.

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