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Perth Now
16-06-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Grass success builds Wimbledon hopes
The grass court season has begun with a bang for Australian Tristan Schoolkate, who seized the title at a Wimbledon warm-up event as countrymen Matt Ebden and Jordan Thompson tasted immediate success in their first tournament together. Schoolkate, 24, won his first grass-court tournament, taking out the Ilkley Trophy in Yorkshire, a grass-court Challenger event, which moved the West Australian towards the edge of the game's top 100 with his win on Sunday. He'll jump to 106 in the rankings but will still have to go through Wimbledon qualifying to earn a spot in the main draw. He won't be at the Queen's Club with fellow Aussies Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin, Aleksandar Vukic and Alex Bolt, but Matt Ebden and Jordan Thompson will be fresh off tasking immediate success on grass in the Netherlands. Olympic gold medallist Ebden linked up with Thompson to take out the ATP 250 grass-court title in 's-Hertogenbosch in their first tournament as a pairing. Ebden is a Wimbledon doubles champion (2022) and Thompson a finalist (2024) – both results achieved alongside banned countryman Max Purcell – giving renewed hope of big things when they get to Queen's Club. 'It was a great week,' Thompson told 'For me, I had a tough one in singles. Second round, and I lost two match points, but it was a great opportunity for me to get back out on the doubles court. 'Playing with Matt, we gel well together. We play Davis Cup together, so it's enjoyable to play with each other. Hopefully, it's building for next week at Queen's.' Ebden described the result as 'awesome' as a first outing. 'Especially playing out there with a fellow Aussie, we've shared a lot together over the years, and in Davis Cup particularly,' said Ebden, who also won the Australian Open 2024 doubles crown with Rohan Bopanna. 'To bring that on the tour and make a great start here with a title, we couldn't ask for more.'
West Australian
16-06-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Tristan Schoolkate takes Yorkshire title, Matt Ebden and Jordan Thomson win in the Netherlands on path to Wimbledon
The grass court season has begun with a bang for Australian Tristan Schoolkate, who seized the title at a Wimbledon warm-up event as countrymen Matt Ebden and Jordan Thompson tasted immediate success in their first tournament together. Schoolkate, 24, won his first grass-court tournament, taking out the Ilkley Trophy in Yorkshire, a grass-court Challenger event, which moved the West Australian towards the edge of the game's top 100 with his win on Sunday. He'll jump to 106 in the rankings but will still have to go through Wimbledon qualifying to earn a spot in the main draw. He won't be at the Queen's Club with fellow Aussies Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin, Aleksandar Vukic and Alex Bolt, but Matt Ebden and Jordan Thompson will be fresh off tasking immediate success on grass in the Netherlands. Olympic gold medallist Ebden linked up with Thompson to take out the ATP 250 grass-court title in 's-Hertogenbosch in their first tournament as a pairing. Ebden is a Wimbledon doubles champion (2022) and Thompson a finalist (2024) – both results achieved alongside banned countryman Max Purcell – giving renewed hope of big things when they get to Queen's Club. 'It was a great week,' Thompson told 'For me, I had a tough one in singles. Second round, and I lost two match points, but it was a great opportunity for me to get back out on the doubles court. 'Playing with Matt, we gel well together. We play Davis Cup together, so it's enjoyable to play with each other. Hopefully, it's building for next week at Queen's.' Ebden described the result as 'awesome' as a first outing. 'Especially playing out there with a fellow Aussie, we've shared a lot together over the years, and in Davis Cup particularly,' said Ebden, who also won the Australian Open 2024 doubles crown with Rohan Bopanna. 'To bring that on the tour and make a great start here with a title, we couldn't ask for more.'
The Advertiser
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Ebden and Peers edged out in Paris thriller
Veteran Australian doubles duo Matt Ebden and John Peers' hopes of repeating their Paris triumph in last year's Olympic Games on the clay of Roland Garros have hit the buffers in a titanic quarter-final against Brits Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski. Last August, the Aussies clinched gold on Court Philippe Chatrier and in February, after a Davis Cup tie, they decided to team up on tour in search of more men's doubles glory. On Tuesday, on a breezy Court Simonne-Mathieu at the French Open, Ebden and Peers looked on course for the semis when they won a marathon first set 7-4 on a tiebreaker - just reward for the pressure they had exerted when the No.8 seeds were serving. But Peers twice had treatment for his heavily-strapped right elbow and Ebden's serve was broken late in the second and early in the third sets as Salisbury and Skupski hit back to win 6-7 (7-4) 6-4 6-4. It was a gutsy effort by Peers, 36, and Ebden, 37, who live near each other in Perth and were seeded No.15 at Roland Garros. Having trailed 4-1 in the decider, they broke Skupski for 4-2 and Peers showed no ill effects from his sore arm to hold serve confidently for 3-4. Another shift in momentum looked on the cards but the Brits had just enough of a lead to get them over the line three games later, in 2 hours 35 minutes, as Skupski held serve to love. The British pair will next face the US pair Christian Harrison and Evan King, who beat No.2 seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten. Veteran Australian doubles duo Matt Ebden and John Peers' hopes of repeating their Paris triumph in last year's Olympic Games on the clay of Roland Garros have hit the buffers in a titanic quarter-final against Brits Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski. Last August, the Aussies clinched gold on Court Philippe Chatrier and in February, after a Davis Cup tie, they decided to team up on tour in search of more men's doubles glory. On Tuesday, on a breezy Court Simonne-Mathieu at the French Open, Ebden and Peers looked on course for the semis when they won a marathon first set 7-4 on a tiebreaker - just reward for the pressure they had exerted when the No.8 seeds were serving. But Peers twice had treatment for his heavily-strapped right elbow and Ebden's serve was broken late in the second and early in the third sets as Salisbury and Skupski hit back to win 6-7 (7-4) 6-4 6-4. It was a gutsy effort by Peers, 36, and Ebden, 37, who live near each other in Perth and were seeded No.15 at Roland Garros. Having trailed 4-1 in the decider, they broke Skupski for 4-2 and Peers showed no ill effects from his sore arm to hold serve confidently for 3-4. Another shift in momentum looked on the cards but the Brits had just enough of a lead to get them over the line three games later, in 2 hours 35 minutes, as Skupski held serve to love. The British pair will next face the US pair Christian Harrison and Evan King, who beat No.2 seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten. Veteran Australian doubles duo Matt Ebden and John Peers' hopes of repeating their Paris triumph in last year's Olympic Games on the clay of Roland Garros have hit the buffers in a titanic quarter-final against Brits Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski. Last August, the Aussies clinched gold on Court Philippe Chatrier and in February, after a Davis Cup tie, they decided to team up on tour in search of more men's doubles glory. On Tuesday, on a breezy Court Simonne-Mathieu at the French Open, Ebden and Peers looked on course for the semis when they won a marathon first set 7-4 on a tiebreaker - just reward for the pressure they had exerted when the No.8 seeds were serving. But Peers twice had treatment for his heavily-strapped right elbow and Ebden's serve was broken late in the second and early in the third sets as Salisbury and Skupski hit back to win 6-7 (7-4) 6-4 6-4. It was a gutsy effort by Peers, 36, and Ebden, 37, who live near each other in Perth and were seeded No.15 at Roland Garros. Having trailed 4-1 in the decider, they broke Skupski for 4-2 and Peers showed no ill effects from his sore arm to hold serve confidently for 3-4. Another shift in momentum looked on the cards but the Brits had just enough of a lead to get them over the line three games later, in 2 hours 35 minutes, as Skupski held serve to love. The British pair will next face the US pair Christian Harrison and Evan King, who beat No.2 seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten. Veteran Australian doubles duo Matt Ebden and John Peers' hopes of repeating their Paris triumph in last year's Olympic Games on the clay of Roland Garros have hit the buffers in a titanic quarter-final against Brits Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski. Last August, the Aussies clinched gold on Court Philippe Chatrier and in February, after a Davis Cup tie, they decided to team up on tour in search of more men's doubles glory. On Tuesday, on a breezy Court Simonne-Mathieu at the French Open, Ebden and Peers looked on course for the semis when they won a marathon first set 7-4 on a tiebreaker - just reward for the pressure they had exerted when the No.8 seeds were serving. But Peers twice had treatment for his heavily-strapped right elbow and Ebden's serve was broken late in the second and early in the third sets as Salisbury and Skupski hit back to win 6-7 (7-4) 6-4 6-4. It was a gutsy effort by Peers, 36, and Ebden, 37, who live near each other in Perth and were seeded No.15 at Roland Garros. Having trailed 4-1 in the decider, they broke Skupski for 4-2 and Peers showed no ill effects from his sore arm to hold serve confidently for 3-4. Another shift in momentum looked on the cards but the Brits had just enough of a lead to get them over the line three games later, in 2 hours 35 minutes, as Skupski held serve to love. The British pair will next face the US pair Christian Harrison and Evan King, who beat No.2 seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.
Perth Now
03-06-2025
- General
- Perth Now
Ebden and Peers edged out in Paris thriller
Veteran Australian doubles duo Matt Ebden and John Peers' hopes of repeating their Paris triumph in last year's Olympic Games on the clay of Roland Garros have hit the buffers in a titanic quarter-final against Brits Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski. Last August, the Aussies clinched gold on Court Philippe Chatrier and in February, after a Davis Cup tie, they decided to team up on tour in search of more men's doubles glory. On Tuesday, on a breezy Court Simonne-Mathieu at the French Open, Ebden and Peers looked on course for the semis when they won a marathon first set 7-4 on a tiebreaker - just reward for the pressure they had exerted when the No.8 seeds were serving. But Peers twice had treatment for his heavily-strapped right elbow and Ebden's serve was broken late in the second and early in the third sets as Salisbury and Skupski hit back to win 6-7 (7-4) 6-4 6-4. It was a gutsy effort by Peers, 36, and Ebden, 37, who live near each other in Perth and were seeded No.15 at Roland Garros. Having trailed 4-1 in the decider, they broke Skupski for 4-2 and Peers showed no ill effects from his sore arm to hold serve confidently for 3-4. Another shift in momentum looked on the cards but the Brits had just enough of a lead to get them over the line three games later, in 2 hours 35 minutes, as Skupski held serve to love. The British pair will next face the US pair Christian Harrison and Evan King, who beat No.2 seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.
West Australian
03-06-2025
- General
- West Australian
Ebden and Peers edged out in Paris thriller
Veteran Australian doubles duo Matt Ebden and John Peers' hopes of repeating their Paris triumph in last year's Olympic Games on the clay of Roland Garros have hit the buffers in a titanic quarter-final against Brits Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski. Last August, the Aussies clinched gold on Court Philippe Chatrier and in February, after a Davis Cup tie, they decided to team up on tour in search of more men's doubles glory. On Tuesday, on a breezy Court Simonne-Mathieu at the French Open, Ebden and Peers looked on course for the semis when they won a marathon first set 7-4 on a tiebreaker - just reward for the pressure they had exerted when the No.8 seeds were serving. But Peers twice had treatment for his heavily-strapped right elbow and Ebden's serve was broken late in the second and early in the third sets as Salisbury and Skupski hit back to win 6-7 (7-4) 6-4 6-4. It was a gutsy effort by Peers, 36, and Ebden, 37, who live near each other in Perth and were seeded No.15 at Roland Garros. Having trailed 4-1 in the decider, they broke Skupski for 4-2 and Peers showed no ill effects from his sore arm to hold serve confidently for 3-4. Another shift in momentum looked on the cards but the Brits had just enough of a lead to get them over the line three games later, in 2 hours 35 minutes, as Skupski held serve to love. The British pair will next face the US pair Christian Harrison and Evan King, who beat No.2 seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.
