Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata’s rise to the men’s doubles final signals tennis is entering a new era while returning to the past, with juniors challenging the big four’s dominance for the first time in decades.
Fans have dubbed Hijikata and partner Jason Kubler the “Rinja Warriors”, and on Australia Day they beat Marcels Granollers and Horacio Zeballos to reach their first grand slam final.
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