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MELBOURNE, Australia – As the second week officially begins, the mixed and doubles events are still in their fairly early stages.

And the juniors are just beginning.

So the field courts are still bursting with action.

The only Canadian in the junior draws, Saskatchewan’s Keegan Rice (who was here a year ago as well) plays his first-round singles match.

AO 2024 – Day 8 men’s final results

AO 2024 – Day 8 women’s final results

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Australian Open
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Jan. 14 – 28, 2024
Prize money: $86.5 million AUD
Draws: S128 / D64

Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024
Final results

Women’s doubles, third round

[4] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) def. Guo Hanyu / Jiang Xinyu (CHN) 46 61 63

[2] Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) / Elise Mertens (BEL) def. Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 36 63 75
[3] Storm Hunter (AUS) / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def. Ekaterina Alexandrova / Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 62 62

Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) def [ALT] Tamara Korpatsch (GER) / Elixane Lechemia (FRA) 36 75 60

Men’s doubles, third round

Tomas Machac (CZE) / Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) def [3] Rajeev Ram (USA) / Joe Salisbury (GBR) 36 63 62

[6] Maximo Gonzalez / Andres Molteni (ARG) def [12] Nathaniel Lammons / Jackson Withrow (USA) 76 (5) 36 76 [10-5]
[8] Kevin Krawietz / Tim Puetz (GER) def [10] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Mate Pavic (CRO) 63 63

Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori (ITA) def. Nikola Cacic (SRB) / Denys Molchanov (UKR) 62 62

Mixed doubles

Second round

[2] Desirae Krawczyk (USA) / Neil Skupski (GBR) def Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) 57 75 [10-7]
[7] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Kevin Krawietz (GER) def. Liudmila Samsonova (ITA) / Andrea Vavassori (ITA) 76 (8) 62

First round

[1] Storm Hunter / Matthew Ebden (AUS) def. Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Mate Pavic (CRO) 63 62
Ena Shibahara (JPN) / Joran Vliegen (BEL) def. [ALT] Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) 63 76 (0)