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Australia's Rinky Hijikata and Dutch partner David Pel, who were barely familiar with each other before Wimbledon, advance to the men's doubles final.
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Daily Star on MSNWimbledon finalist 'narrowly avoids disqualification' and has to apologise to ball kidDavid Pel was trailing in the men's doubles final at Wimbledon on Saturday when he let out a wild backhand that narrowly avoided a ball kid stationed at the net
Entering the event as alternates and surviving match points in their opening two rounds, the unheralded duo defied the odds again in a thrilling semifinal, toppling No.1 seeds Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić.
A finalist in the girls’ singles last year, Australia’s world No.1 ranked junior Emerson Jones’s hopes of clinching the title this year where dashed when she was beaten 6-2 6-2 in a quarterfinal on Court 18 by Mia Pohankova on Thursday.
There were stunning scenes at Wimbledon on Thursday as Aussie underdog Rinky Hijikata advanced to the men's doubles final by taking down the World No.1 pairing. The unseeded pairing of Hijikata and Dutch partner David Pel sent the crowd on Court No.
Watch match point as Rinky Hijikata and David Pel come from a set down to beat top seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (11-9) and reach the men's doubles final at Wimbledon.