Olivia Gadecki, John Peers claim mixed doubles title
Results on day 13 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Friday (x denotes seeding):
In a thrilling match at Park, Olivia Gadecki and John Peers secured the mixed doubles title, defeating Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith. This marks Gadecki's first Grand Slam mixed doubles win and Peers' second.
Olympic gold medallist John Peers partners Olivia Gadecki to clinch the all-Australian final of the Melbourne Park mixed doubles.
Wildcards John Peers and Olivia Gadecki were crowned Australian Open mixed doubles champions on Friday, outlasting fellow Australians Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith.
Their comeback victory on Friday afternoon earned them their first mixed title as a pair and made them the first all-Aussie mixed doubles champions at the hard-court major since Matthew Ebden and Jarmila Wolfe in 2013.
Australians Olivia Gadecki and John Peers battled back from a set down to defeat compatriots Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith 3-6 6-4 10-6 in the mixed doubles final at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
Wild card duo Olivia Gadecki and John Peers won the Australian Open mixed doubles title after beating compatriots Kimberly B
Olympic gold medallists Matt Ebden and John Peers, along with the late Craig Glennon, have been recognised in the
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The pair combined for a 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 victory over John-Patrick Smith and Kimberly Birrell on Friday to win the first all-Aussie Australian Open mixed doubles final since 1967