Herbert & Mahut win men's doubles to complete career Slam

  • Posted: Jan 27, 2019
Australian Open 2019 men’s final
Venue: Melbourne Park Date: 27 January
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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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