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Australian wildcards Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata have created history by capturing the Australian Open 2023 men's doubles title.

“I’m hoping that this is just the first of many Aussie Opens in front of support like that.” It’s so much fun,” Hijikata said. This is what you play for, being able to play a home Slam. “It’s hard not to kind of back yourself in the moment, really enjoy it. “I don’t know what to say,” Kubler said. It just feels, I don’t know, almost surreal a little bit.”

A year after Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis won, another local wildcard pairing has ensured the trophy remains in home hands.

Showing no signs of nerves, the Australians broke Zieliński’s serve to love early in the opening set. Kubler stormed through his serve to level at 6-6 in the second set, sending it to a tiebreak. But plenty of local fans stuck around at Melbourne Park to watch the unlikely victory.

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"And also, Rinky's only 21 and a grand slam champion now, so he's got a great future ahead of him. Big thank you to Rinky. "I've got to thank Rinky. READ MORE: I wasn't sure if I was going to play or not, and then Rinky asked me and I decided to play.

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With singles champion Ash Barty retiring and Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis unable to defend their 2022 doubles crown due to injury, Kubler and Hijikata ...

No all-Australian pairing since the legendary Woodies – Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde – had won the Open men’s doubles in a quarter of a century until last year. They edged ahead 5-4 after a searing Kubler forehand and won the match in a chaotic final point that left Hijikata on his backside. Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata have ensured an Australian Open trophy has remained in home hands, storming to a shock straight-sets win in the men’s doubles final.

'To be honest, I'm a bit dirty that that's my match point, winning a grand slam on that.'

Now Kubler and Hijikata have repeated the wildcard heroics of the ‘Special Ks’, Kyrgios and Kokkinakis. No all-Australian pairing since the legendary Woodies - Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde - had won the Open men’s doubles in a quarter of a century until last year. They edged ahead 5-4 after a searing Kubler forehand and won the match in a chaotic final point that left Hijikata on his backside. Kubler stormed through his serve to level at 6-6 in the second set, sending it to a tiebreak. [Australian Open](https://7news.com.au/sport/australian-open) trophy has remained in home hands, storming to a shock straight-sets win in the [men’s doubles final](https://7news.com.au/sport/tennis). WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Kubler and Hijikata’s stunning match point in Australian Open fine.

Aussie duo Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler played their wildcard to perfection and won't be “living off the smell of an oily rag” this season.

“By virtue of this performance, they have enough money in the bank to feel comfortable to support themselves out on the tour, to take some of the stress and pressure away. We looked at our draw, we were like ‘geez, if we could win one match or so, that would be a pretty good effort’,” said Hijikata. I feel after this, I can really almost choose who I want to come and when I want them to come, which is pretty cool,” Kubler told reporters after the match on Saturday night. Now, yeah, it makes it a lot more easy, a lot more comfortable for us.” “An extraordinary result for wildcard entries to win a grand slam championship. A packed crowd cheered on the hometown duo at Melbourne Park on Saturday night, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, actor Russell Crowe and Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates.

Jason Kubler is eyeing further success on tour after boosting his career earnings by more than $500000 at the Australian Open.

Kubler also reached the second round of the men's singles - a career-best at his home slam - and the quarter-finals in the mixed doubles with Maddison Inglis. A former junior world No.1 and current men's world No.84, Kubler had earned a total of $1.25 million from his injury-hit career before this year - meaning he has almost trebled his on-court earnings in the past 12 months alone. Jason Kubler says the financial windfall from his Australian Open success will change the trajectory of his career as he looks to build on his remarkable rise.