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Wimbledon 2017: Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo win the Men's Doubles final

It took them nearly four and half hours to beat the Austrian and Croat pair.

India TV Sports Desk Edited by: India TV Sports Desk London Updated on: July 16, 2017 15:02 IST
Wimbledon Men's Doubles 2017
Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo pose with their trophies after winning the title

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo won the Wimbledon Men's Doubles final by beating Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 13-11 on Saturday. It took them nearly four and half hours to beat the Austrian and Croat pair. They lost the first set but bounced back in the next two. Losing again in the fourth set, they won the decider by 13-11.

Kubot 35, and Melo 33 were broken in the 11th game of their match by Austrian Marach and Croatian Pavic and lost the first set before bouncing back to claim the next two sets.

The partnership of the Polish and the Brazilian has achieved the pair the title of the Wimbledon Men's Double winners. 

The winning pair will receive £400,000 each in prize money.

(WIth ANI Inputs).

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