Australian Open: Croatia’s Ivan Dodig wins doubles title with Filip Polasek
- by croatiaweek
- in Sport
MELBOURNE, 21 February 2021 – Croatia’s Ivan Dodig (36) has won his fifth Grand Slam title today in Melbourne, Australia.
Dodig and Filip Polasek from Slovakia, who were the tournament’s 9th seeds, have won the Australian Open doubles title after beating 5th seeds Rajeev Ram (USA) and Joe Sailsbury (UK) in straight sets in the final 6:3, 6:4.
Critical break secured 🔒@DodigTennis and Polasek lead 4-3 in the second set.#AusOpen | #AO2021 pic.twitter.com/rpy4owE59X
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 21, 2021
Back in 2015, Dodig won his other Grand Slam men’s doubles title with Marcelo Melo when they won the French Open.
The moment @DodigTennis and Filip Polasek were waiting for 🙌#AusOpen men’s doubles champions 🏆#AO2021 pic.twitter.com/8XZAw79DXR
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 21, 2021
He also has three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles after he won the French Open in 2018 and 2019 and Wimbledon also in 2019 with his Taiwanese partner Latisha Chan.
Dodig now has 15 career titles.
