KUBLER AND HIJIKATA CROWNED AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2023 DOUBLES CHAMPIONS

Australian-born players By winning the 2023 Australian Open men's doubles championship, Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata made history.The Australian Open 2023 men's doubles tournament has come to an end after a fantastic performance by Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata.The Australian wildcards, who collaborated for the first time this week, won tonight's final at Rod Laver Arena to win their first Grand Slam championship with an incredible 6-4, 7-6(4) triumph.The ecstatic contestants defeated world Nos. 36 Jan Zielinski and 40 Hugo Nys in 83 minutes by displaying steely nerves in the battle of their life.Kubler remarked, "I don't know what to say. This came as a bit of a nice surprise to Rinky and myself two weeks ago because we didn't anticipate it happening.The Australian duo, who had Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios as their closest rivals, are just the second wildcards to win the Australian Open men's doubles championship.In all honesty, this is the pinnacle of my professional life, Kubler stated. It hasn't quite sank in yet, though. It simply seems, I don't know, a little bit strange.Hijikata concurred, stating that their run to the championship surpassed all expectations.To be honest, I believe we were simply pleased to be in the draw, Hijikata stated. "When we saw our draw, we thought, "Geez, if we could win one or two matches, that would be a really nice result."It has been an absurd two weeks.I find it hard to accept what just occurred."

During their incredible run to win the championship, Hijikata and Kubler defeated seven of the top 20 doubles players in the world. They also managed to preserve a match point in the third round.Hijikata acknowledged the encouragement they have gotten from Melbourne Park audiences this fortnight, saying, "Just having so many people behind you, it's impossible not to get up for it."It's challenging to resist the want to fully savour the moment. You play in order to be able to hit a home run, after all. There is no better option.Hijikata and Kubler became just the 16th all-Australian duo to win the men's doubles championship at the Australian Open and just the 14th overall in the Open era. Due to the outcome, an all-Australian team has now won three of 

Hijikata and Kubler became just the 16th all-Australian duo to win the men's doubles championship at the Australian Open and just the 14th overall in the Open era. A team made up entirely of Australians has now won three of the previous five Grand Slam men's doubles championships, including Matt Ebden and Max Purcell's victory at Wimbledon in 2016.The 29-year-old Kubler, who entered the competition with a world ranking of 163, is anticipated to increase it to a career-high of 33 and take over as the new number-one Australian doubles player.While Hijikata, who was ranked No. 277 and was playing in just his third tour-level doubles competition, is expected to soar to the position of world No. 35.It's been absolutely wild. It's really enjoyable, remarked Hijikata. "I'm hoping this is just the beginning."