Australian pair earn shot at grand slam redemption in US Open doubles final

• Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell win 6-4, 7-6 (4) in men's semi-final
• Sydneysiders failed to convert three match points in Wimbledon defeat

Jordan Thompson is in line for a monster million-dollar pay day after earning a shot at grand slam redemption in New York. Two months after suffering Wimbledon finals heartbreak, Thompson and his great Sydney mate Max Purcell are through to the US Open men's doubles title decider at Flushing Meadows.

Thompson and Purcell outclassed Americans Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the semi-finals on Thursday to edge to within one tantalising win of taking the title. The tense last-four victory comes after Thompson and Purcell ousted top seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the quarter-finals.