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Wildcards John Peers and Olivia Gadecki became the archetypal squad to clasp the Australian Open mixed-doubles rubric since 1988-89 erstwhile they outlasted French brace Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard connected Friday (January 30, 2026).
They came done 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 connected Rod Laver Arena to contradict France a archetypal mixed-doubles crown astatine a Grand Slam since Roland Garros successful 2004.
It was a 3rd Slam mixed-doubles rubric for Peers, to spell with 1 men’s doubles crown, and the 2nd for Gadecki.
The past squad to clasp an Australian Open mixed-doubles rubric was the Czech Jana Novotna and American Jim Pugh.
