Aussie tennis legends Matt Ebden and John Peers take gold in historic win

Australia has claimed its first gold medal in men's doubles since 1996 after Matt Ebden and John Peers triumphed in an incredible match.

The duo faced American doubles specialists Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek in the gold medal match at Roland-Garros.

Ebden and Peers secured the win after an amazing comeback, having trailed by a set and a break, charging home after breaking back late in the second set to secure a memorable 6-7 (6), 7-6 (1), 10-8.

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It was a tightly contested opening set, with both teams facing multiple break points.

However, there was a glimmer of hope for Ebden and Peers after an incredible rally that left the Americans off balance and broken.

Ram and Krajicek were quick to recover to level up the scores 4-4.

After impressive holds by both teams, the first set went into a tie-breaker. The Americans were the stronger team for much of the tie-break, quickly securing the mini-break and ultimately the set.

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Matt Ebden and John Peers celebrate after an incredible rally. Nine

Building on their momentum, the Americans managed to secure an early break in the second set.

Ebden and Peers both seemed to struggle, making some costly errors, which allowed Ram and Krajicek to take a commanding lead at 3-1.

The pressure was on the Australians to bounce back and find their rhythm again, despite trailing 4-2.

And that's what Ebden and Peers did, with the pair breaking back after an impressive rally to level the score 5-5.

After another couple of close games, the match headed into a second-set tie-breaker.

The Aussie pair dropped just one point in the second set tie-break and claimed the set.

Ebden and Peers appeared to be in complete control leading into the super tie-break after getting the mini-break and taking an early lead.

That's when the crowd erupted in cheers after Peers returned an almost unreturnable ball, with that play, the Aussies took the lead.

They had four match points to secure the gold medal, they took it home on the fourth.

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