Ice-cool Rinky Hijikata has come up trumps in a thrilling match tiebreak, sending No.1 Court into a frenzy as he pulled off a stunning last-gasp winner to send himself and newly-found Dutch partner David Pel into the Wimbledon men's doubles final.
The 24-year-old Sydneysider continued the nation's rich tradition in the event as his heroics in the shootout, which also enabled the makeshift team to save two match points against the top seeds, ensured Hijikata became the fifth Australian to reach the men's doubles final in the last 10 editions.
He's following in the footsteps of John Peers, Matt Ebden, Max Purcell, who's made it twice, and Jordan Thompson in reaching Saturday's showdown against British pair Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.
