Aussie Peers and Kontinen fall short

John Peers has been unable to join Samantha Stosur this year as a home-grown winner of an Australian Open doubles title.

Peers and his Finnish partner Henrik Kontinen went down in Sunday’s men’s final against French duo Pierre-Hughes Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 6-4 7-6 (7-1).

Stosur and China’s Zhang Shuai teamed up to win the women’s doubles on Friday afternoon.

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