Australian doubles star Matt Ebden has kept his ambitions of a career-crowning ATP Finals triumph alive in Turin - but only at the expense of his compatriots, Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler.
The evergreen 35-year-old Ebden, Wimbledon men's doubles champion last year and US Open finalist in September, continued his magnificent 2023 campaign with Rohan Bopanna by downing Australian Open victors Hijikata and Kubler 6-4 6-4.
With both pairs having lost their opening round-robin matches, Wednesday's contest was a must-win for them - and it was the veteran pairing who made a piece of ATP Finals history by prevailing after 70 minutes.
