Alcantara-Gonzales duo wins gold in tennis men's doubles

The duo of Francis Alcantara and Ruben Gonzales pulled off a come-from-behind win to claim the gold medal in the tennis men's doubles event of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games on Saturday.

The Philippine pair took down Indonesia's Christopher Rungkat and Nathan Barki, 2-6, 7-5, 10-5, in the finals.

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The pair of Ruben Gonzales and Francis Alcantara deliver the 36th gold medal for Team Philippines in Tennis Men’s Doubles Final against Indonesia, 2-6, 7-5 and 10-5 at #SEAGames2023. Congratulations!#BidaAngBayaningManlalaro#TeamPHIsaSEAG2023 pic.twitter.com/lLQENabi60

— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) May 13, 2023

The win came as the Philippines had its gold medal rush from taekwondo, making this one of the six gold medals for Saturday's events.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News