When the break finally came at 5-5 in the first set it was Kyrgios who swaggered around the court as though he swallowed a bunch of hero pills.
Unfortunately, the atmosphere spilled over to unsportsmanlike behaviour from the crowd with Purcell and Ebden having to bear the brunt of an ill-mannered section of the crowd.
That moment came in the second set as Purcell served to stay in the match down a break after losing the first set. A noise as Purcell went to serve saw all players stop as the crowd pointed to the offender.
Matt Ebden and Max Purcell in action.Credit:Eddie Jim
The frustrated chair umpire was forced to plead with spectators saying: “One or two spectators totally ruining the game by screaming so please stop”.
Soon after Kyrgios asked for the people to be thrown out and security ejected them, but people began yelling from everywhere and it was a relief for the sport when Kyrgios served out for the match in the next game.
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Not only was it the most memorable Australian Open doubles win in the tournament’s history the victory was worth celebrating as $486,250 went to the winners and $259,333 to the runners-up.
The winning pair polarised and challenged and annoyed and upset as much as they thrilled and enthralled and enlivened crowds on their way to victory, giggling as they created a box-office smash.
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The big after Barty: Special Ks become doubles champions
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