Tennis Tennis Australian Open: Dodig, Polasek combine to win men's doubles title It was the first Grand Slam triumph for Polasek, while Dodig won his second men's doubles title after winning the 2015 French Open. Reuters MELBOURNE 21 February, 2021 13:29 IST Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek hold the trophy post their win on Sunday- AP Reuters MELBOURNE 21 February, 2021 13:29 IST Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek won their first Grand Slam title together on Sunday, taking down defending champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury 6-3, 6-4 in the final.It was the first Grand Slam triumph for Polasek, who came out of retirement in 2018, while Croatia's Dodig won his second men's doubles title after winning the 2015 French Open with Marcelo Melo.The duo dominated the final at Rod Laver Arena, breaking their opponents' serve once in each set during the 88-minute contest.Djokovic vs Medvedev, Australia Open Men's Single Finals 2021 Live ScoreSuch was their domination that they created 15 breakpoint opportunities in the match while not allowing Ram and Salisbury a single look at their serve.Polasek became only the second Slovakian player to win a Grand Slam after Daniela Hantuchova and dedicated the title to his newborn daughter."Since we started to play one and a half years ago, we are really enjoying and playing good tennis. We are having a lot of fun and hopefully, it is going to continue," Dodig said during the trophy ceremony.ALSO READ | Australian Open: Mertens, Sabalenka combine to win women's doubles titleThe defeat denied Ram a double at Melbourne Park this year after he paired with Barbora Krejcikova to win the mixed doubles title on Saturday."Filip, I know it's your first Grand Slam That was way too good. Not sure what we could have done any different, so you guys played awesome," Ram said. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.