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MELBOURNE, Australia — Olivia Gadecki and John Peers combined for a 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 victory over John-Patrick Smith and Kimberly Birrell on Friday to win the first all-Aussie Australian Open mixed doubles final since 1967. The two wild-card pairings faced off to start the action on Day 13 at the year's first major. Gadecki hit an overhead winner to secure the match and claim her first major title. Later Friday, 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic was scheduled to play No. 2 Alexander Zverev in the first of the men's singles semifinals. Defending champion Jannik Sinner faced No. 21 Ben Shelton in a night match.
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