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Doubles wrap: Dodig/Polasek in upset, Ebden/Stosur shine – Australian Open
Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek make the men’s doubles final by eliminating second seeds, while Sam Stosur and Matt Ebden progress to the mixed competition’s final…
Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek reached the Australian Open 2021 mens doubles final with an upset over second seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic 4-6 6-4 6-3 on Thursday.
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In warm conditions, the Croatian/Slovakian ninth seeds won only three more points than their opponents, who had been unbeaten in 2021. But two of those were, crucially, break points in a match that featured a lone break per set.
For me, it was the third semifinal in a
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