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Matthew Ebden and John Peers won only the second gold medal Australia have ever won at Olympics tennis when they defeated US duo Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the men’s double final on Saturday. The pair came from behind to triumph 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-1), (10-8) on a championship tiebreak. The only other Australians to cherish Olympic gold were men’s doubles greats Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1996. It has been a greet year for Ebden, who reached number one in the doubles world rankings in February after winning the Australian Open men’s doubles title with Rohan Bopanna. Peers, a mi…

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