Wimbledon finalists Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell are among 10 Australians set to contest the doubles competitions at US Open 2024.
New York, USA, 26 August 2024 | Leigh Rogers
The men’s and women’s doubles draws are set for US Open 2024.
World No.3 Matt Ebden and Indian partner Rohan Bopanna are the No.2 seeds in the men’s doubles draw. The reigning Australian Open champions, who were finalists in New York last year, begin their 2024 campaign against Dutch duo Sander Arends and Robin Haase.
Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson are the seventh seeds. The Wimbledon runners-up, who have won 31 of their 37 matches together this season and currently sit at career-high rankings, have been pitted against American Marcos Giron and Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp in the opening round.
John Peers and Brit Jamie Murray are teaming up at a Grand Slam for the first time in nine years. The experienced duo, who were finalists at Flushing Meadows in their last appearance together in 2015, made an encouraging start to their reunion by reaching the semifinals at an ATP 250 tournament in Winston-Salem last week. The unseeded pair face Swede Andre Goransson and Dutchman Sam Verbeek in the opening round.
Thanasi Kokkinakis and his Dutch partner Tallon Griekspoor take on the No.11 seeds, Dutchman Wesley Koolhof and Croatian Nikola Mektic, while John-Patrick Smith and his German partner Andrea Mies meet Czech Tomas Machac and China’s Zhang Zhizhen, who were Australian Open semifinalists earlier this year and took home the Olympic gold and silver medals respectively in mixed doubles at Paris earlier this month.
Rinky Hijikata rounds out the Australian contenders alongside his British partner Lloyd Glasspool.
| US Open 2024 Men’s doubles, first round |
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| [2] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) | v | Sander Arends (NED)/Robin Haase (NED) |
| [7] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) | v | Marcos Giron (USA)/Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) |
| John Peers (AUS)/Jamie Murray (GBR) | v | Andre Goransson (SWE)/Sam Verbeek (NED) |
| Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) | v | Diego Hidalgo (COL)/Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) |
| John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) | v | Tomas Machac (CZE)/Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)/Tallon Griekspoor (NED) | v | [11] Wesley Koolhof (NED)/Nikola Mektic (CRO) |
> VIEW: Full US Open 2024 men’s doubles draw
World No.10 Ellen Perez leads the Australian charge in the women’s doubles competition.
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