Jaimee Fourlis and Andrew Harris scored a massive upset in the second round of the Australian Open 2024 mixed doubles competition.<\/p>\n
The Aussie wildcards eliminated top seeds, world No.1 Storm Hunter and world No.4 Matt Ebden, in a thrilling all-Australian encounter this evening at Court 3.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old Fourlis and 29-year-old Harris proved clutch under pressure, fighting back from a 3-6 deficit in a high-pressure second-set tiebreak, to post\u00a0a 6-4 7-6(6) victory.<\/p>\n
“We played really well and beat a tough team in the first match, so we knew if we played well, that anything is possible,” Harris said.<\/p>\n
“We just tried to stay aggressive and play to win. I thought we did pretty well tonight, we served our way out of trouble in a couple of moments.”<\/p>\n
Although Fourlis is currently ranked No.403, she proved she was a doubles threat by advancing to the Australian Open 2022 mixed doubles final with Jason Kubler.<\/p>\n
This is world No.99 Harris’ best Grand Slam result as a professional. He did enjoy major success as a junior, claiming the Roland Garros and Wimbledon boys’ doubles titles in 2012 alongside Nick Kyrgios.<\/p>\n
The Aussie pair, who both live in Melbourne and are teaming up for the first time, next play world No.5 Laura Siegemund and world No.26 Sander Gille for a place in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
Fellow Aussie wildcards Olivia Gadecki and Marc Polmans have also advanced to the quarterfinals. They scored a\u00a05-7 6-3 [10-6] victory against world No.28 Aldila Sutjiadi and world No.21 Michael Venus earlier today.<\/p>\n
This is the second consecutive year that 21-year-old Gadecki and 26-year-old Polmans have reached this stage at their home Grand Slam.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong>Mixed doubles, second round
\n<\/em>[WC] Jaimee Fourlis (AUS)\/Andrew Harris (AUS) <\/strong>d\u00a0[1] Storm Hunter (AUS)\/Matt Ebden (AUS)<\/strong> 6-4 7-6(6)
\n[WC] Olivia Gadecki (AUS)\/Marc Polmans (AUS)<\/strong>\u00a0d Aldila Sutjiadi (INA)\/Michael Venus (NZL) 5-7 6-3 [10-6]
\nHeather Watson (GBR)\/Joe Salisbury (GBR) d\u00a0[8] Ellen Perez (AUS)<\/strong>\/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 6-3 6-2<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Mixed doubles, quarterfinals
\n<\/em>[WC] Jaimee Fourlis (AUS)\/Andrew Harris (AUS) <\/strong>v [5] Laura Siegemund (GER)\/Sander Gille (BEL)
\n[WC] Olivia Gadecki (AUS)\/Marc Polmans (AUS)<\/strong>\u00a0v [6] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)\/Nathaniel Lammons (USA)<\/p>\n