Herbert & Mahut win men's doubles to complete career Slam
Australian Open 2019 men’s final |
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Venue: Melbourne Park Date: 27 January |
Coverage: BBC Radio 5 live commentary from 08:30 GMT, live text commentary on the BBC Sport website, and watch highlights on BBC TV and online at 14:20 |
France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the Australian Open men’s doubles title to complete a career Grand Slam.
The fifth seeds beat Finland’s Henri Kontinen and Australian John Peers 6-4 7-6 (7-1).
Hugues and Mahut won the men’s doubles together at the French Open in 2018, and claimed titles at Wimbledon in 2016 and the US Open in 2015.
They are the eighth team to complete the career Grand Slam.
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