Australian wildcards Gadecki-Peers win Australian Open mixed doubles title in all-Aussie final

Melbourne: Wild card duo Olivia Gadecki and John Peers won the Australian Open mixed doubles title after beating compatriots Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith in an all-Aussie summit clash on Friday.

The Australian wildcards earned a comeback 3-6, 6-4 (10-6) win over compatriots Birrell and Smith in one hour and 24 minutes in front of thrilled fans at Rod Laver Arena.

Gadecki and Peers were presented the trophy by Grand Slam champions Lesley Bowrey and Bill Bowrey, and the victory marks a second Australian title for Peers, who won the men’s doubles title with Henri Kontinen in 2017.

The 36-year-old Peers, who claimed Olympic doubles gold in Paris with Matthew Ebden, also won the 2022 US Open mixed doubles title with Storm Sanders and the 2017 Aussie Open men’s doubles title with Henri Kontinen. For Gadecki, the Melbourne trophy is her first at a major.

Gadecki, 22 and Peers, 36, struck 25 winners en route to becoming the first all-Australian mixed doubles Australian champions since 2013, when Matt Ebden and Jarmila Gajdosova lifted the crown. IANS

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