Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have capped off an excellent night on Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open, backing up Ash Barty's historic singles title with a win in the men's doubles final.
Barty became the first Australian woman to win her home slam in 44 years, beating American Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) in the final, and after that a green and gold sweep on centre court was assured.
Wildcard entrants Kyrgios and Kokkinakis were taking on fellow Australians Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell in their final, and the less experienced doubles pairing carried their sensational form all the way to the trophy, beating their compatriots 7-5, 6-4.
Look back at how the night unfolded in our live blog.
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By Paul Johnson
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis claim men's doubles title
Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have won the men's doubles title at the Australian Open defeating fellow Australians Max Purcell and Matthew Ebden 7-5, 6-4 in the final.
The pair, who as wildcards defeated a trio of seeded teams to make it to the final, completed their fairytale run in a tight affair in which they never faced a break point.
Kyrgios served it out to love as Kokkinakis put away the winning volley.
The match, though, was not without some controversy and as has been the case with Kyrgios's matches this Australian Open it was in the crowd, not on the court.
With Purcell serving to stay in the championship at 3-5 in the second set, a fan screamed out loudly as he was serving.
Purcell and Ebden won the point but Purcell said the umpire should have called a let for hindrance.
TV cameras were quick to find the culprit and all players came to a stop as Kyrgios demanded the unruly spectator be kicked out.
He and two others sitting with him were.
The incident could have taken some of the gloss off, but Purcell held firm, saved a championship point with a huge serve and when Ebden knocked away an angled volley, they forced Kyrgios to serve out the match at 5-4.
With the powerful, precise serving he is known for, he did, then he and Kokkinakis embraced.
Purcell, who at 23 has made two grand slam doubles finals, could do nought but give respect to the winners post-match.
"You guys were far too good," he said before he gave a nod to what he would like to see from Kyrgios and Kokkinakis.
"Hopefully we see you guys teaming up on the doubles court later this year because it is a whole lot of fun to watch you guys play."
Kokkinakis later told Kyrgios he'd like to see him play the French Open, an event Kyrgios is famously indifferent towards.
The pair though are far from indifferent to each other.
Friends since childhood, the love they share for each other has been on show all tournament, and after the win neither were shy about expressing it — Kokkinakis and Kyrgios were straight to that point after they both congratulated Ebden and Purcell on a stellar tournament.
"Nick, I love you, brother," Kokkinakis said.
"I can honestly say we did not expect to even come close to this, but with the help of you guys [crowd] all week, it has been unbelievable."
Kyrgios, so often a verbal rollercoaster on his feelings towards the sport, gave a positive take on what the win meant to him.
"This week has been a dream come true for me," Kyrgios said.
"I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else. I'm just super happy."
That Kokkinakis hit the match-winning volley was fitting.
In many ways he was the star of the match and was the catalyst for the team dubbed the 'Special Ks' going ahead in the opening set.
When it mattered on big points it was his groundstrokes, particularly the forehand, that gave Ebden and Purcell the most trouble.
That was particularly true for Ebden, who made some critical errors at the net and was the only player to have his serve broken in the match.
The first time it happened was at 5-5 in the opening set.
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis needed four break points to get there and in the end it was two very good efforts from Kokkinakis that secured the break.
First he created the chance with a forehand down the line past Ebden, then his dipping backhand return forced a volley error from Ebden to give them the break.
Kokkinakis duly served out the set.
It was more of the same in the second set, as things went with serve for most of it.
In fact, 19 straight points went to the server until Kyrgios and Kokkinakis broke Ebden to love for a 4-3 lead that signalled the beginning of the end for he and Purcell's charge.
By Paul Johnson
Thanks for joining us
What a fantastic night for Australian tennis!
First Ash Barty took out the women's singles title then Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated fellow Australians Max Purcell and Matthew Ebden in the men's doubles final.
I'll be back tomorrow night for full coverage of the men's singles final between Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev as Nadal once again looks to make grand slam history.
By Paul Johnson
Purcell saves match point as fan kicked out
Perhaps it's no surprise that some fan drama threatened to derail this one.
But with Max Purcell serving to keep he and Matt Ebden in the match a fan yelled out on his serve.
All players stopped after the point which Purcell won and demanded the fan be kicked out by security.
He was.
On the court the action was tight with the game going to several Deuces and Purcell saved a championship point with a big serve before Ebden knocked off an angled volley two points later for the service hold.
Kyrgios is now serving for the match.
By Paul Johnson
Kokkinakis holds for 7-5, 5-3
It was a tight game that one but still no break points for Ebden and Purcell as some excellent forehands from Kokkinakis once again come to the fore and help him hold.
By Paul Johnson
Ebden broken again
The run with serves ends as Ebden drops the opening point of his service game thanks to a low Kokkinakis backhand forcing the volleying error.
And now that trend has continued as he has been broken again, this time to love.
He's definitely the payer who has struggles the most on serve and that could be the beginning of the end for he and Max Purcell as tye are now down a set and a break. 7-5, 4-3 to Kyrgios and Kokkinakis.
By Paul Johnson
Make that 19 straight points
Kyrgios holds for 3-all.
Fair to say the serve is dominating.
By Paul Johnson
Love holds all over the place
Kokkinakis held for 2-all with some big serving and then Purcell followed right up with a love hold of his own.
It's 3-2 Ebden/Purcell in the 2nd set and now its 15 straight points to the server.
By Paul Johnson
Ebden holds to love
That will be sweet relief for him as he closes the game out with an ace.
Purcell and Ebden are down a set but lead 2-1 on serve in the second.
By Paul Johnson
Kyrgios having crowd problems
Twice during that game Nick Kyrgios was distracted by members of the crowd as he held in a tight one.
He asked the chair umpire to tell them to keep quiet during serves before he eventually held with a forehand winner.
1-1 second set
By Paul Johnson
Ebden with the tweener during opening hold
If you think I meant Kyrgios... think again.
The veteran Aussie hit a tweener during the game as Purcell held for a 1-0 lead.
He then played to the crowd, as if to say anything you can do....
That was on the opening point. Purcell then held with ease.
By Paul Johnson
Kyrgios/Kokkinakis one set away from glory
That was some tense doubles action.
The pair of Kyrgios and Kokkinakis have been way more subdued than they have for the rest of the tournament, until now.
And they have taken the opening set 7-5 as Kokkinakis served it out.
But as he held to love, at 30-0, Max Purcell looked to rip a forehand straight at Kyrgios but it hit the tape.
It led to Kyrgios sarcastically clapping Purcell with his racquet before delivering some lines about Purcell being a "doubles player".
Until then the most controversial Australian on the court had been pretty quiet during an extremely tight first set.
The pairs traded relatively easy holds through the early part of the set before, Purcell then Kyrgios were pushed hard on their service games.
At 6-5 though Kyrgios and Kokkinakis got the break as Kokkinakis's huge forehand did the damage.
He then served out the set to put the wildcards one set from the trophy.
By Paul Johnson
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis with the break
And what a time to do it.
That's a 6-5 lead for the pair, with Kokkinakis to serve for the set.
Kyrgios got some luck on the opening point of the game when his return hit the tape and beat Purcell at the net before an error took it to 0-30.
Kyrgios and Kokkinakks had 2 break points at 15-40 but a good volley from Purcell saved one and Kokkinakis missed what should have been a regulation forehand pass on the next, sending it long.
Another went begging soon after with a serve jamming up Kokkinakis on the return.
Kokkinakis then created a 4th with a forehand down the line past Ebden and his dipping backhand return then forced a volley error from Ebden to give them the break.
By Paul Johnson
Kyrgios holds for 5-all
That was a little tense for the biggest server on the court.
But like Purcell before him he got out of trouble despite being to Deuce a couple of times.
By Paul Johnson
Purcell escapes with tense hold for 5-4 lead
A pair of missed volleys from Ebden saw he and Purcell down 0-30 with the scoreline locked at 4-all.
However some big serves got them back in the game and to 40-30 before Kokkinakis ripped a forehand straight at Ebden to get it to Deuce.
But try as they might the Special Ks just could not get a break point.
Purcell eventually held but that game should put the more unheralded Australian pair on notice that they cannot give Kokkinakis free swings on his forehand, because he just showed them he can do a lot of damage.
Ebden/Purcell lead 5-4, opening set.
By Paul Johnson
More of the same there
A strong Kyrgios hold is matched by an equally safe service hold from Ebden as he and Max Purcell take a 4-3 lead in the opening set.
By Paul Johnson
Let me catch you up on the men's doubles final
Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell are up 3-2 in the opening set against Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis.
The All-Australian final has been one where the serve has dominated thus far.
No player has been in trouble and so far no fireworks on the court or in the crowd, who are a bit more subdued for this one than any other Special Ks match of this tournament.
It appears the Australia versus Australia vibe has killed off the Davis Cup style atmosphere that has been prevalent at all other Kyrgios matches this tournament.
By Paul Johnson
More of your love for Barty
Well done and well deserved Ash Barty
-Josie
One of the best the country has !! Well done !!
-Vincent
Ash makes my heart sing with joy.
-B
Way cool!!
I am so thrilled for her.
In the past I haven’t paid that much attention to tennis …
Tune in to Ash Barty, and OMG.
The absolute mastery she displays beggars belief.
Her skill is phenomenal.
Greater yet, her humble talk.
She’s just so great.
I can hear the fireworks going off in the distance.
I don’t have the words to convey how I view her tennis.
A true master of her craft.
-Curious Onlloker
What a true champion.
-Craig
You had it in the bag from the time you entered the Court!
-Darren Loudoun
Ash Barty - what an awesome champion !
-Richard L
Wow what an amazing game history for sure. Australia loves you Ash Barty
-Lucilla
Brilliant - what a star and what an Aussie battler
-Catherine
Goodonya Ash Congrats on Ur victory very proud of ya. U rock Ash
-Shortie Craig Sutton
By Paul Johnson
'I'll never forget it': Barty opens up on seeing her heroes
Plenty has been written about the bond between Ash Barty and Evonne Goolagong Cawley but the world number one had no idea her tennis idol would be presenting the trophies on Rod Laver Arena.
Barty told Channel 9 it was a "hell of a surprise" that Goolagong was there and she was stunned her presence was kept a secret.
"I do not quite know how Craig kept that secret.
"I am really glad I did not know. I think I would have been under the pump."
Also in the crowd watching was Olympic great Cathy Freeman, the three women share Indigenous heritage and for Barty having both of them there as she triumphed at home and made history meant the world.
"Looking up at the end to see Cathy, she is an inspiration, and inspiration to so many people all around the globe," Barty said.
"For our heritage and family, she is just the best.
"To share that tonight with Evonne Goolagong and Cathy, I will never forget it."
Barty also elaborated on the special relationship she has with her coach Craig Tyzzer and just how much she trusts him and that he had changed her life.
"I trust Tyzzer with my life," Barty said.
"He is the best coach in the world without a doubt, the way he has been able to give things to me that make it clear for me to
then go out and try to do what I do."The way that he manages the whole team and brings everyone together, he is an exceptional human being, first and foremost and I am so incredibly lucky to have him as coach because he is change my career and life."
By Paul Johnson
The Australian Open women's champions Barty joins in the Open era
- Chris O'Neil 1978
- Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1977 (2), 76, 75, 74
- Kerry Melville Reid 1977 (1)
- Margaret Court 1973, 71, 70, 69
* Two tournaments were played in 1977 one in January and one in December
By Paul Johnson
Plenty of love for Ash Barty from readers
Congratulations Ash. You are a true legend.
-Ruth brander
Ash Barty... simply the best. Outstanding.
-Mike
She does Australia so proud. Humility in victory that’s rare
-Peter Ho
Ash Barty - the most pressured win since Cathy Freeman … job done (again)!
-Claude
WOW!
-Ash fan
