NEW YORK (AP) — After a couple of new chances to win a Grand Slam title slipped away at the US Open, Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson couldn’t help thinking about what happened at Wimbledon.
“Yeah, a fair bit,” Purcell said.
They left the All England Club with their hearts broken. This trip to Flushing Meadows ended with a celebration. Purcell and Thompson won the US Open men’s doubles championship Saturday, avoiding another late collapse and beating the 10th-seeded German team of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-4, 7-6 (4) for their first major trophy together.
The No. 7 seeds from Australia held three match points in July at Wimbledon but lost in a third-set tiebreaker to Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.
The Australians let two match points get away Saturday when they held a 5-3 lead with Krawietz serving. Soon it was 5-all, because Purcell was broken at love when serving for the match.
But his serve was there when they needed it at the end, closing out the match with an ace at Arthur Ashe Stadium.