All-Australian men's doubles final in Melbourne

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis, dubbed the 'Special K' team, beat Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Nick Kyrgios (R) and Thanasi Kokkinakis talk during their doubles semifinal game against Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne. (Photo | AP)
Nick Kyrgios (R) and Thanasi Kokkinakis talk during their doubles semifinal game against Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne. (Photo | AP)

MELBOURNE: It's going to be an all-Australian men's double final on Saturday at Melbourne Park.

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis, dubbed the “Special K" team, beat the third-seeded pair of Marcel Granollers of Spain and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 7-6 (4), 6-4.

It came before a nearly full Rod Laver Arena with many fans admitted without the need for tickets and using their Melbourne Park grounds passes.

On an adjoining near-empty Margaret Court Arena, fellow Australians Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell beat the second-seeded team of Rajeev Ram of the United States and Joe Salisbury of Britain 6-3, 7-6 (9), saving four set points in the second set.

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