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Aus Open: Local wildcards Kubler-Polmans advance to men’s doubles final

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Australian Open: Wildcards Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans Storm into Men’s Doubles Final

By IANS News January 29, 2026 • 17:58 PM View: 215

Hometown wildcards Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans continued their impressive Australian Open, punching their ticket into the men's doubles final with a three-set 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 semifinal win over Great Britain's Luke Johnson and Poland's Jan Zielinski on Thursday.

Kubler will be bidding for his second Australian Open doubles crown after triumphing with Rinky Hijikata, also as wildcards, in 2023. Polmans, a semifinalist with Andrew Whittington at Melbourne Park in 2017, was the best player on the court on Thursday and will be contesting his first Grand Slam final.

TAGS Aus Open Jason Kubler Marc Polmans Australian Open Great Britain Luke Johnson Jan Zielinski Rinky Hijikata Andrew Whittington Melbourne Park Grand Slam Neal Skupski American Christian Harrison Marcel Granollers

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