Aussie underdogs ‘kept fighting’ to break near 30-year drought

Zoe SamiosBusiness reporter

Updated Aug 4, 2024 – 1.34am, first published at Aug 3, 2024 – 10.18pm

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Paris | Gold medallist Matthew Ebden can’t process what has just happened. A week ago, he was getting flogged on Roland Garros’ famous red clay by tennis champion Novak Djokovic in a first-round singles match.

He won one game and even asked a fan if they would prefer to take on the famous Serbian. But Saturday – with his long-time friend (and Perth neighbour) John Peers – was a very different story.

Zoe Samios covers wagering and the business of sport from the AFR's Sydney newsroom. She was previously the media and telecommunications reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and covered media at The Australian.