Olympic gold medallist John Peers partners Olivia Gadecki to clinch the all-Australian final of the Melbourne Park mixed doubles.

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 on Rod Laver Arena to start the action on Day 13 at the year’s first major.

Former Baylor tennis All-American John Peers has added another impressive title to his collection, teaming with Olivia Gadecki to win the Australian Open mixed doubles championship.

Results on day 13 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Friday (x denotes seeding):

In a thrilling match at Park, Olivia Gadecki and John Peers secured the mixed doubles title, defeating Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith. This marks Gadecki's first Grand Slam mixed doubles win and Peers' second.

Australians Olivia Gadecki and John Peers battled back from a set down to defeat compatriots Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith 3-6 6-4 10-6 in the mixed doubles final at Melbourne Park on Saturday.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP) _ Results Friday from Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): Alexander Zverev (2), Germany, def. Novak Djokovic (7), Serbia, 7-6 (5), ret. Jannik Sinner (1), Italy, def. Ben Shelton (21), United States, 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2.

Wildcards John Peers and Olivia Gadecki were crowned Australian Open mixed doubles champions on Friday, outlasting fellow Australians Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith.

Their comeback victory on Friday afternoon earned them their first mixed title as a pair and made them the first all-Aussie mixed doubles champions at the hard-court major since Matthew Ebden and Jarmila Wolfe in 2013.

Australians Olivia Gadecki and John Peers battled back from a set down to defeat compatriots Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith 3-6 6-4 10-6 in the mixed doubles final at Melbourne Park on Saturday.

Wild card duo Olivia Gadecki and John Peers won the Australian Open mixed doubles title after beating compatriots Kimberly B

Defending champion Jannik Sinner clinched his second consecutive title, while Madison Keys won to claim her first-ever Grand Slam title. Take a look at the full list of winners at the Australian Open