Gadecki and Peers Achieve Historic Back-to-Back Championship in Australian Open Mixed Doubles
MELBOURNE, Australia – Olivia Gadecki and John Peers have made history by becoming the first team to win consecutive mixed doubles titles at the Australian Open since 1989. The Australian pair defeated the French duo of Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard in an exciting match that culminated in a score of 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 this Friday. The match, played at Rod Laver Arena, kept the spectators on the edge of their seats. The Australians were down 7-5 in the tiebreak of the final set, but managed an impressive comeback to lead 9-7. On match point, with Peers serving, Guinard sent a backhand into the net, sealing the victory for the home team. Gadecki and Peers, who received a wild card invitation, became the first defending mixed doubles champions to return to the final the following year since Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor in 2015. A little surprised. It could have gone either way. I’m glad we kept fighting… It was very close. John Peers The first set favored the French team, which secured it on its second set point. In the second set, Gadecki and Peers took the lead with a service break, consolidating their advantage and dominating the set to tie the match. Mladenovic was looking for her fourth mixed doubles Grand Slam title.Winning a Grand Slam once is very difficult, but defending it is even more difficult… Congratulations!
Kristina Mladenovic
