Australian duo Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson advance to their second consecutive Grand Slam doubles closing.
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This extends a career-best run for the Australian mixture in New York. The 30-year-old Thompson had by no means beforehand progressed past the third spherical in a US Open doubles draw, whereas 26-year-old Purcell’s greatest earlier outcome was a quarterfinal look.
“What makes it so particular, is that we’re such good mates,” Purcell stated. “Each time we get a win, I really feel overloaded with happiness. It’s not simply the achievement, it’s who you do it with.”
Since saving match factors within the second spherical, world No.13 Thompson and world No.18 Purcell haven’t misplaced a set.
With their efforts, they be part of unique firm as solely the seventh all-Australian group to advance to a US Open males’s doubles closing within the Open period.
Purcell and Thompson are the primary to attain the feat for the reason that esteemed Woodies, Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, scooped the 1996 title.
| US Open males’s doubles All-Australian finalists in Open period |
|
| Group | Yr |
| Ken Rosewall/Fred Stolle | 1969 |
| Roy Emerson/Rod Laver | 1970 |
| Owen Davidson/John Newcombe | 1972, 1973 |
| Rod Laver/Ken Rosewall | 1973 |
| Paul Kronk/Cliff Letcher | 1976 |
| Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Max Purcell/Jordan Thompson | 2024 |
That is Purcell and Thompson’s second Grand Slam closing as a group, following their runner-up end at Wimbledon earlier this season.
“Again-to-back finals is unimaginable,” Thompson stated. “Hopefully we will go one higher right here.”
Purcell and Thompson will play the tenth seeds, German duo Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, for the title.
“We’ve labored actually exhausting and made it our objective this yr to win a Grand Slam, so to be one match away once more is admittedly particular,” Purcell stated.
They’re aiming to grow to be the primary Australians in 21 years to win a US Open males’s doubles title. Woodbridge was the final to take action, triumphing alongside Swede Jonas Bjorkman in 2003.
An Australian can even function within the US Open 2024 boys’ wheelchair doubles closing, with Benjamin Wenzel securing a spot alongside Dutch accomplice Ivar van Rijt.
The second-seeded pair scored a 6-2 6-2 victory right this moment towards the all-Australian group of Yassin Hill and Jin Woodman within the semifinals.
This propels Wenzel, a 17-year-old from Cairns, into his first Grand Slam closing.
Aussies in motion – US Open
RESULTS
Males’s doubles, semifinals
[7] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) d [13] Nathaniel Lammons (USA)/Jackson Withrow (USA) 6-4 7-6(4)
Boys’ wheelchair singles, semifinals
[2] Ivar van Rijt (NED) d Jin Woodman (AUS) 6-4 2-6 6-2
Boys’ wheelchair doubles, semifinals
[2] Benjamin Wenzel (AUS)/Ivar van Rijt (NED) d Yassin Hill (AUS)/Jin Woodman (AUS) 6-2 6-2
Ladies’ wheelchair doubles, semifinals
[2] Rio Okana (JPN)/Yuma Takamuro (JPN) d Isla Gillespie (AUS)/Ailina Mosko (LAT) 6-1 6-1
COMING UP
Males’s doubles, closing
[7] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v [10] Kevin Krawietz (GER)/Tim Puetz (GER)
Boys’ wheelchair doubles, closing
[2] Benjamin Wenzel (AUS)/Ivar van Rijt (NED) v Charlie Cooper (USA)/Tomas Majetic (USA)
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