Wildcards Jaimee Fourlis and Andrew Harris received an all-Aussie blended doubles battle to achieve the blended doubles quarterfinals.
Melbourne, Australia, 22 January 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Jaimee Fourlis and Andrew Harris scored a large upset within the second spherical of the Australian Open 2024 blended doubles competitors.
The Aussie wildcards eradicated prime seeds, world No.1 Storm Hunter and world No.4 Matt Ebden, in an exciting all-Australian encounter this night at Court docket 3.
The 24-year-old Fourlis and 29-year-old Harris proved clutch beneath strain, preventing again from a 3-6 deficit in a high-pressure second-set tiebreak, to publish a 6-4 7-6(6) victory.
“We performed very well and beat a troublesome group within the first match, so we knew if we performed nicely, that something is feasible,” Harris stated.
“We simply tried to remain aggressive and play to win. I assumed we did fairly nicely tonight, we served our means out of bother in a few moments.”
Though Fourlis is at the moment ranked No.403, she proved she was a doubles risk by advancing to the Australian Open 2022 blended doubles last with Jason Kubler.
That is world No.99 Harris’ finest Grand Slam consequence as knowledgeable. He did get pleasure from main success as a junior, claiming the Roland Garros and Wimbledon boys’ doubles titles in 2012 alongside Nick Kyrgios.
The Aussie pair, who each stay in Melbourne and are teaming up for the primary time, subsequent play world No.5 Laura Siegemund and world No.26 Sander Gille for a spot within the semifinals.
Fellow Aussie wildcards Olivia Gadecki and Marc Polmans have additionally superior to the quarterfinals. They scored a 5-7 6-3 [10-6] victory in opposition to world No.28 Aldila Sutjiadi and world No.21 Michael Venus earlier in the present day.
That is the second consecutive 12 months that 21-year-old Gadecki and 26-year-old Polmans have reached this stage at their dwelling Grand Slam.
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TODAY’S RESULTS
Blended doubles, second spherical
[WC] Jaimee Fourlis (AUS)/Andrew Harris (AUS) d [1] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Matt Ebden (AUS) 6-4 7-6(6)
[WC] Olivia Gadecki (AUS)/Marc Polmans (AUS) d Aldila Sutjiadi (INA)/Michael Venus (NZL) 5-7 6-3 [10-6]
Heather Watson (GBR)/Joe Salisbury (GBR) d [8] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 6-3 6-2
COMING UP
Blended doubles, quarterfinals
[WC] Jaimee Fourlis (AUS)/Andrew Harris (AUS) v [5] Laura Siegemund (GER)/Sander Gille (BEL)
[WC] Olivia Gadecki (AUS)/Marc Polmans (AUS) v [6] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)/Nathaniel Lammons (USA)
> VIEW: Australian Open 2024 blended doubles draw
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