8 July 2022 | Tennis West

Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell have staged a remarkable comeback to reach the Wimbledon 2022 Gentlemen’s Doubles final.

The Aussie duo recorded a 3-6 6-7(1) 7-6(9) 6-4 6-2 victory against No.1 seeds Brit Joe Salisbury and American Rajeev Ram in semifinal action today, bravely saving five match points in a thrilling third-set tiebreak.

From the brink of defeat, Ebden and Purcell fought back to score a stunning win in a high-quality three-hour and 58-minute battle at No.1 Court.

It continues an incredible run for the No.14-seeded Aussie pair, who had never previously progressed beyond the third round at the All England Club. Ebden and Purcell saved three match points in their opening round and have now eliminated three seeded teams to reach the final.

This propels Ebden into his second career Grand Slam men’s doubles final and a third for 24-year-old Purcell. They reached the Australian Open final together earlier this season, where they also scored a semifinal victory against world No.1 Salisbury and world No.2 Ram.

Ebden and Purcell join esteemed company with their performance at the All England Club this fortnight, becoming the 23rd and 24th Australians to progress to a Wimbledon gentlemen’s doubles final in the Open era.

They are the first all-Australian team to do so since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde captured their sixth title together in 2000.

Ebden’s success comes on the back of his finish as runner-up in the Wimbledon 2022 mixed doubles competition alongside fellow Australian Sam Stosur.

American Desirae Krawczyk and Brit Neal Skupski successfully defended their title at Centre Court, with the 2021 champions posting a 6-4 6-3 victory against the Australian pair.

This is their second Grand Slam final as a team, having also finished runners-up at the Australian Open last year.