Reigning Wimbledon champions Max Purcell and Matt Ebden feature in second-round doubles action on day six at this year’s US Open.
New York, USA, 3 September 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Australian players are enjoying a sensational season in doubles, as the US Open 2022 day six schedule highlights.
Reigning Australian Open champions Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios feature in men’s doubles second-round action, as do Wimbledon champions Matt Ebden and Max Purcell.
These Aussie duos have created history this year, with their Grand Slam success marking the first time since 1982 that two different all-Australian combinations have won major men’s doubles titles in a single season.
Ebden is also excelling in mixed doubles, reaching the Wimbledon 2022 final alongside compatriot Sam Stosur. The Aussie pair are teaming up for the first time in New York and playing for a quarterfinal berth today.
“We’re doing well,” Ebden said after recording a comprehensive first-round win.
Ebden and Stosur are among six Australians to progress to the second round in the mixed doubles competition, the most to reach this stage at the tournament in 17 years.
The US Open is broadcast on the Nine Network and Stan Sport in Australia, with coverage beginning from 1am AEST.
Aussies in action:
Matt Ebden (AUS)/Max Purcell (AUS) v [WC] Robert Galloway (USA)/Alex Lawson (USA)
Men’s doubles, second round, Court 12, first match (from 2.30am AEST)
Reigning Wimbledon champions Ebden and Purcell have extended their Grand Slam match winning streak to seven. World No.34 Ebden and world No.37 Purcell are now targeting an eighth against an American wildcard pairing. World No.91 Galloway and world No.106 Lawson are each hoping to advance to a Grand Slam third round for the first time.
> VIEW: US Open 2022 men’s doubles draw
[12] Storm Sanders (AUS)/Caroline Dolehide (USA) v [WC] Sophie Chang (USA)/Angela Kulikov (USA)
Women’s doubles, second round, Court 10, second match
After storming into the second round without dropping a game, world No.21 Sanders and world No.35 Dolehide carry confidence into this showdown against an American wildcard pairing. World No.73 Chang and world No.80 Kulikov, who won their first WTA title together in July, are competing in their first Grand Slam.
Daria Saville (AUS)/Leylah Fernandez (CAN) v Dalma Galfi (HUN)/Bernarda Pera (USA)
Women’s doubles, second round, Court 17, second match
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