Mektic/Pavic wins all-Croatian encounter for Olympic tennis men's doubles gold
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TOKYO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Croatia's Nikola Mektic/Mate Pavic got past compatriots Marin Cilic/Ivan Dodig in full sets to claim the tennis men's doubles gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Friday.
Mektic and Pavic took away the first set 6-4. After Cilic/Dodig leveled the score at 6-3, Mektic/Pavic emerged victorious in the deciding set at 10-6.
The bronze medal went to Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus, as they defeated Americans Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren 7-6(3), 6-2 to capture an historic first Olympic tennis medal for New Zealand.