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Matthew Ebden won’t forget this moment for a long time.
The Aussie doubles star etched his name into the record books when he and partner Max Purcell claimed the doubles glory on Sunday (AEST).
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But for Ebden he’ll have a reminder about the stunning victory on the top of his head after revealing a bet he made with Purcell.
The 24-year-old Purcell, like many other star athletes these days, rocks a long-flowing curly mullet. A hairstyle that stormed back into fashion over the past year.
As the duo spoke with Channel 9’s Tony Jones, Jones put Ebden on the spot by asking him about the bet he had made.
“We were just talking about it, a few months ago we put on Instagram a vote out ‘should Matty grow a mullet’,” Ebden said.
“Heaps said yes, heaps said no. I said no, he said yes. After that I made a private little bet with him and I said ‘you know what, if we win Wimbledon I’ll grow a mullet until the Aussie Open’.
“I didn’t tell anyone else. I told my wife last night, because I told her about the bet at the time.”
Ebden described telling his wife as more of an off the cuff style bet to appease his doubles partner more than anything serious.
“I told her last night if we win tomorrow I have to grow a mullet,” Ebden continued.
“She said ‘don’t tell Max’. I was thinking should I go to the hairdresser quickly and get a trim now to get a short one in because it’s already getting long.
“But congrats to Maxy.”
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Ebden and Purcell pulled off an epic victory in a five-set thriller on Centre Court to to become Wimbledon champions in the men’s doubles.
The Aussie duo toppled the defending Wimbledon title-holders, Croatian second seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic, as they won the Grand Slam crown in a fifth-set tiebreak 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (7/3), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10/2) that lasted four hours and 11 minutes.
It is the first time ever a men’s doubles match at the All England Club has been decided by the fifth-set first-to-10 tiebreak — and the Australians found themselves on the right side of history when it was all over.
Edben and Purcell entered the tournament as the 14th seeds and made the final after saving three match points in their opening round contest and then five more in their semi-final victory.
The stars won five out of their six matches in five sets and become the first Australian pair to win Wimbledon since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 2000.
It’s the first major doubles title for the pair. They lost the Australian Open final to Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis.
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