Local duo Matthew Ebden and Jarmila Gajdosova clinches the Australian Open mixed doubles title in their first grand slam tournament playing together.
Australia's Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden kiss the trophy after defeating Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak in the mixed doubles final. Source: AP
AUSTRALIAN Matthew Ebden wasn't ringing to wish compatriot Jarmila Gajdosova a Merry Christmas when he tracked her down in the US early last month.
Ebden wanted Gajdosova to partner him in the Australian Open mixed doubles. She agreed to play and then the pair had to ask for a wildcard into the field.
Both now have "grand slam champion" on their tennis CVs after the pair capped a dream week on Rod Laver Arena this afternoon.
Ebden and Gajdosova worked brilliantly together to beat Czech pair Frantisek Cermak and Lucie Hradeska 6-3 7-5 in 73 minutes.
"I chased her up. I got hold of her number from a secret person, and she was over in America and I just texted her hoping that she would she would be available to play or wanted to play" Ebden said.
"She has been to the semi-finals of other grand slams twice with another partner who she sometimes plays with, but he wasn't available.
"So she said, 'All right, let's do it'.
"It feels amazing. You never know how many chances you'll get to play a grand slam final.
Matthew Ebden and Jarmila Gajdosova celebrate their win in the mixed doubles final. Source: AP
"Hopefully we can both use this is as a springboard and give us some confidence looking forward to Davis Cup and Fed Cup, and for the rest of the year for singles, too."
It's a positive start to 2013 for Gajdosova, who has a career-high 25th singles ranking, but watched it plummet to the current 166 following the death of her mother last year.
"I think it's something that every girl or guy are dreaming when they are little. I know it's mixed, but it's still a grand slam title," she said.
"You can tell your kids, 'Oh, I won a grand slam and I won in Australia', which is very special.
"You will have something forever, so it definitely means a lot.
"Let's hope it's not the first and let's hope it's not just the mixed."
The pair had to hold their nerve in a tense second set after breaking Cermak's serve in the opening game to grab the advantage.
It fell to Gajdosova to step up and serve out the match. She watched two match points disappear, one with a tentative double fault, before a Cermak forehand return flew long and the Aussie pair embraced midcourt as grand slam champions.
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