Australian duo hoping to proceed red-hot kind at Wimbledon 2024 | 7 July, 2024 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions

Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson imagine they’ll problem for the title after charging into the third spherical of the Wimbledon 2024 males’s doubles competitors.

The Australian duo is but to drop a set this week and have impressively gained 23 of their 27 matches collectively this season.

“I don’t see why we will’t win it,” stated Purcell, who gained the Wimbledon doubles title two years in the past alongside fellow Australian Matt Ebden.

“Clearly I’ve carried out effectively right here earlier than and Jordan has been telling me he actually desires to win a Slam.”

The 26-year-old Purcell imagine a pressure-free strategy is the key to his strong partnership with Thompson.

“Jordan and I are by no means too fussed with how we do in doubles,” Purcell stated. “I consider it like a free trip. Should you get within the draw you can also make a bit of additional cash and pay on your coach for the yr. Jordan thinks of it as the identical.

“Clearly we need to do effectively, however no-one is getting at one another’s throats. If we lose, we lose. We’re all good with it. We additionally know what we’re able to, so it’s fairly enjoyable profitable and seeing how far we will go.”

The fifteenth seeds accomplished a 6-4 7-5 victory immediately towards the skilled Fabrice Martin, a 37-year-old Frenchman, and Matwe Middelkoop, a 40-year-old from the Netherlands. The second-round match was performed throughout two days resulting from inclement climate.

Purcell and Thompson have been the one Australian gamers to attain doubles win on day six on the All England Membership.

It proved a tricky day particularly for world No.1 Ebden, who suffered a shock second-round loss within the males’s doubles competitors alongside Indian companion Rohan Bopanna.

German pair Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens brought about a serious upset, knocking out the second seeds and reigning Australian Open champions in a 6-3 7-6(4) victory.

Neither world No.59 Frantzen or world No.58 Jebens had scored a Grand Slam-level win earlier than this match. In the meantime, Ebden and Bopanna have been semifinalists on the All England Membership final yr and had gained 19 of their previous 22 Grand Slam matches as a crew getting into this match.

Aussies in motion – Wimbledon

RESULTS
Males’s doubles, second spherical
[15] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) d Fabrice Martin (FRA)/Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 6-4 7-5
Constantin Frantzen (GER)/Hendrik Jebens (GER) d [2] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) 6-3 7-6(4)

Males’s doubles, first spherical
Nicolas Mahut (FRA)/Skander Mansouri (TUN) d [Alt] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)/Reese Stalder (USA) 6-4 7-6(3)

Ladies’s doubles, second spherical
[4] Katerina Siniakova (CZE)/Taylor Townsend (USA) d [Alt] Olivia Gadecki (AUS)/Elixane Lechemia (FRA) 6-4 2-6 6-1

COMING UP
Males’s doubles, second spherical
John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) v [3] Rajeev Ram (USA)/Joe Salisbury (GBR)
Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/John Friends (AUS) v [9] Neal Skupski (GBR)/Michael Venus (NZL)

Males’s doubles, third spherical
[15] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v TBC