Melbourne, Jan 27 (UNI) French pair Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut defeated Finland’s Henri Kontinen and Australian John Peers 6-4 7-6 (7-1) to win their maiden Australian Open men’s doubles title on Sunday.
With the virtue of this win, Herbert-Mahut became the 8th doubles team to complete the Career Grand Slam.
The French duo, fifth-seeded at the season’s first Grand Slam, broke Kontinen’s serve at 4-4 to clinch the first set by 6-4.
The second set went on serve before Herbert and Mahut got the upper hand in the tie-breaker, winning the finale in an hour and 38 minutes at the Rod Laver Arena.
Earlier, Australia’s Samantha Stosur and China’s Zhang Shuai teamed up to win the women’s doubles on Friday afternoon.
