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Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell win Wimbledon men's doubles final over defending champions Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic

Matt Ebden and Max Purcell hold their trophies aloft after defeating Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic of Croatia in their men's doubles final match. (Getty Images: Julian Finney)

Matt Ebden and Max Purcell have dug deep to join some of the legends of Australian tennis as Wimbledon men's doubles champions.

Two days after saving five match points in the semi-final, Ebden and Purcell battled for four hours, 11 minutes to defeat Croatia's defending champions Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (3-7), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-2) in an equally epic title match.

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