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All-Aussie mixed doubles duo one step from snapping 37-year drought

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If there is one thing we have learned about Olivia Gadecki and John Peers in their two Australian Open mixed doubles campaigns together, it is that no task is too tall.MORE: All the scores from Day 11 at AO 2026

Regardless of who opposes them, they will rise to any challenge. Forced into a match tiebreak on Wednesday against No.4 seeds Taylor Townsend and Nikola Mektic, Gadecki and Peers did not look back.The all-Australian duo defeated Townsend and Mektic 7-6(2) 2-6 [13-11] to become the first reigning mixed doubles champions to reach the final at Melbourne Park since Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor at AO 2015.  

Aussie doubles aces close in on 37-year Open first

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John Peers and Olivia Gadecki are on the verge of becoming the first pairing to win back-to-back Australian Open mixed doubles titles in 37 years.

After becoming champions last year with a win over compatriots Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith in the first all-Australian decider in 58 years, Peers and Gadecki have given themselves an opportunity to defend their crown.

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