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Ian Chadband

UNCOVERED: Veterans ebden and peers roar to olympic doubles gold - Caught on Camera

Australia's John Peers and Matt Ebden celebrate their historic golden triumph at the Olympics. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Evergreen-and-gold, Perth neighbours Matt Ebden and John Peers are celebrating a delightfully unexpected gold medal, becoming only the second Australian tennis champions at the Olympics.

The two unseeded 36-year-old veterans, stalwarts of the doubles scene for so long, enjoyed a late-career crowning moment as they rallied to beat American fourth seeds Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-1) [10-8] in a nail-biting Roland Garros men's doubles gold medal match on Saturday.

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