Ebden/Peers dig deep for gold in Paris Olympic final

p a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matthew-ebden/e690/overview'Matthew Ebden/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/john-peers/pc96/overview'John Peers/a pulled off a stirring comeback and fended off some Match Tie-break tension on Saturday afternoon in Paris. Now, they are Olympic champions. /p

p The unseeded Australian pair defeated Americans a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/austin-krajicek/ka00/overview'Austin Krajicek/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rajeev-ram/r548/overview'Rajeev Ram/a 6-7(6), 7-6(1), 10-8 in the gold-medal match. After recovering from a set and a break down, Ebden and Peers produced some of their best tennis of the teamsrsquo; maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head encounter to clinch victory and spark joyous celebrations on Court Philippe-Chatrier. /p

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p Neither team had dropped a set en route to the final and the fourth-seeded Krajicek and Ram were on track to complete a perfect week in the French capital when they led by a set and a break. Yet just as they had in the opening set, Ebden and Peers rallied from 2-4 to force a tie-break in the second. This time they won it, and they then produced a masterful Match Tie-break display. /p

p The Australians charged into a 9/5 lead in the decider, but they were made to sweat as Krajicek and Ram saved the first three of their opponentsrsquo; four gold-medal points. Ebden and Peers kept their cool to convert the fourth, however, and claim the gold medal in just their fifth event as a team. /p

p With their two-hour, four-minute triumph, the two 36-year-olds won Australiarsquo;s second gold medal in Olympic Tennis Event history. The No. 3 and No. 59 in the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings, respectively, Ebden and Peers join ATP Tour greats a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/todd-woodbridge/w136/overview'Todd Woodbridge/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mark-woodforde/w035/overview'Mark Woodforde/a, who triumphed at Atlanta 1996, as Australian Olympic tennis champions. /p

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p In the bronze-medal match, Americans a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview'Tommy Paul/a earned their spot on an Olympic podium for the first time by overcoming Czech duo a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tomas-machac/m0fh/overview'Tomas Machac/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/adam-pavlasek/pg32/overview'Adam Pavlasek/a 6-3, 6-4. /p

p The power of Top 20 singles players Fritz and Paul proved decisive in the 70-minute match. The third seeds fired 23 winners and converted three of 11 break points they earned to ensure that the United States leaves Paris 2024 with two menrsquo;s tennis medals. /p

pimg src="/-/media/images/news/2024/08/03/14/01/fritz-paul-paris-olympics-2024-bronze-celebration.jpg" style="width: 100%;" alt="a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview'Tommy Paul/a" /br /

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Long-time friends a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview'Tommy Paul/a celebrate after winning bronze at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/paris/96/2024/results'Paris Olympics/a. Photo Credit: Carl de Souza/AFP via Getty Images /sup/sub/em/p

p Olympic debutant Fritz and his partner Paul were contesting their second tour-level semi-final as a pair, having also reached that stage on the Queen’s Club grass in 2022. After Krajicek and Ram earlier claimed silver, Fritz and Paul are the sixth American team to win a men’s doubles medal since the Olympic Tennis Event returned in 1988. /p

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