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Australian duo advance to doubles semifinals at Wimbledon 2024 | 10 July, 2024 | All News | News and Features | News and Events
London, Great Britain, 10 July 2024 | Leigh Rogers
For only the third time this century, an all-Australian team has advanced to the men’s doubles semifinals at Wimbledon.
Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson booked their spot in the final four today with a hard-fought 6-4 6-7(8) 6-3 victory against Argentine combination Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni in quarterfinal action at the All England Club.
After failing to convert two match points in the second-set tiebreak, Purcell and Thompson bounced back strongly to snare an early break in the deciding set. They then maintained this advantage to eliminate the No.11 seeds.
This improves Purcell and Thompson’s incredible season record to 25 wins from their 29 matches together and qualifies them for their first Grand Slam semifinal as a team.
This is new territory for 30-year-old Thompson, who had not previously progressed beyond the third round in a Grand Slam men’s doubles draw. While for 26-year-old Purcell, it marks the fourth time he has advanced to a Grand Slam men’s doubles semifinal and the second time he has done so at Wimbledon.
Purcell and Thompson become only the fifth all-Australian team to progress to a men’s doubles semifinal at Wimbledon in the past 30 years.
| Wimbledon men’s doubles All-Australian teams to reach semifinals in past 30 years | |
| Team | Year |
| Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 |
| Mark Philippoussis and Pat Rafter | 1996 |
| Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley | 2004 |
| Matt Ebden and Max Purcell | 2022 |
| Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson | 2024 |
The top seeds, co-ranked world No.2s Marcel Granollers of Spain and Horacio Zeballos from Argentina, await in the semifinals.
Aussies in action – Wimbledon
RESULTS
Men’s doubles, quarterfinals
[15] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) d [11] Maximo Gonzalez (ARG)/Andres Molteni (ARG) 6-4 6-7(8) 6-3
COMING UP
Men’s doubles, semifinals
[15] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v [1] Marcel Granollers (ESP)/Horacio Zeballos (ARG)
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2024 men’s doubles draw
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