<p>New York: Australian duo Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson made amends for their Wimbledon final heartbreak by lifting the men's doubles title at the U.S. Open with a 6-4 7-6(4) victory over German pair Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz on Saturday.</p><p>The seventh-seeded Australians, who failed to convert three match points during the Wimbledon doubles final in July, needed three championship points to get the job done in New York after a the Germans mounted a brief fightback in the second set.</p><p>"Grand Slam champion, that's got a great ring to it, especially after the heartbreak at Wimbledon," Thompson said during the trophy presentation.</p><p>"It got a little bit tense there at the end with match points. I thought 'I can't do it again' but we stuck with it and we got there."</p>.US Open 2024 | Fritz fired up for less stressful showdown with Sinner in final.<p>With the win, Purcell and Thompson, who were on the brink of defeat in the second round when they saved two match points, became the first all-Australian team to win a U.S. Open men's doubles title since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1996.</p><p>Purcell and Thompson struck first when they broke for a 3-2 lead and then enjoyed a pair of holds at love before serving out the opening set when they came back from 15-40 down.</p><p>In the second set, the Aussies again broke for a 3-2 edge but failed to convert two championship points when the German 10th seeds were serving in the ninth game and were then broken at love in the next game.</p><p>But Purcell and Thompson were not in a mood to let history repeat itself and pushed the frame to a nervy tiebreak where they came back from 3-1 down before finally closing it out on their third championship point.</p><p>The win marked the second Grand Slam doubles title for Purcell, who triumphed in the 2022 Wimbledon final alongside compatriot Matthew Ebden, and first for Thompson. </p>
<p>New York: Australian duo Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson made amends for their Wimbledon final heartbreak by lifting the men's doubles title at the U.S. Open with a 6-4 7-6(4) victory over German pair Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz on Saturday.</p><p>The seventh-seeded Australians, who failed to convert three match points during the Wimbledon doubles final in July, needed three championship points to get the job done in New York after a the Germans mounted a brief fightback in the second set.</p><p>"Grand Slam champion, that's got a great ring to it, especially after the heartbreak at Wimbledon," Thompson said during the trophy presentation.</p><p>"It got a little bit tense there at the end with match points. I thought 'I can't do it again' but we stuck with it and we got there."</p>.US Open 2024 | Fritz fired up for less stressful showdown with Sinner in final.<p>With the win, Purcell and Thompson, who were on the brink of defeat in the second round when they saved two match points, became the first all-Australian team to win a U.S. Open men's doubles title since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1996.</p><p>Purcell and Thompson struck first when they broke for a 3-2 lead and then enjoyed a pair of holds at love before serving out the opening set when they came back from 15-40 down.</p><p>In the second set, the Aussies again broke for a 3-2 edge but failed to convert two championship points when the German 10th seeds were serving in the ninth game and were then broken at love in the next game.</p><p>But Purcell and Thompson were not in a mood to let history repeat itself and pushed the frame to a nervy tiebreak where they came back from 3-1 down before finally closing it out on their third championship point.</p><p>The win marked the second Grand Slam doubles title for Purcell, who triumphed in the 2022 Wimbledon final alongside compatriot Matthew Ebden, and first for Thompson. </p>