VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF MIXED DOUBLES SHOWDOWN IN MELBOURNE AHEAD OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT SHOWS: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (JANUARY 17, 2026) (TENNIS AUSTRALIA – See restrictions) 1. TOSS ROUND ROBIN STAGE ERIN ROUTLIFFE/LLOYD GLASSPOOL V OLIVIA GADECKI/ JOHN PEERS 2. ERIN ROUTLIFFE AND LLOYD GLASSPOOL WINS THE 10-MINUTE MATCH WITH A FOREHAND WINNER 3. CROWD CHEERING JULIAN CASH/HSIEH SU-WEI V TAYLOR TOWNSEND/NEAL SKUPSKI 4. JULIAN CASH AND HSIEH SU-WEI WIN THE MATCH WITH A SMASH LUISA STEFANI/MARCELO AREVALO V ERIN ROUTLIFFE/LLOYD GLASSPOOL 5. ROUTLIFFE GOES LONG AND LUISA STEFANI/MARCELO AREVALO WIN MATCH NICK KYRGIOS/ ELLEN PEREZ V TAYLOR TOWNSEND/NEAL SKUPSKI 6. PEREZ HITS A VERY WIDE SHOT AND TAYLOR TOWNSEND/NEAL SKUPSKI WIN A POINT 7. BOTH PEREZ AND KYRGIOS LYING ON COURT AFTER MASSIVE WIDE SHOT 8. TOWNSEND FAILS TO RETURN THE SERVE AND KYRGIOS/PEREZ WIN THE MATCH LUISA STEFANI/MARCELO AREVALO V OLIVIA GADECKI/ JOHN PEERS 9. STEFANI/AREVALO WIN THE MATCH 13-7 NICK KYRGIOS/ ELLEN PEREZ V JULIAN CASH/ HSIEH SU-WEI 10. CASH NETS THE BALL AND NICK KYRGIOS/ ELLEN PEREZ WIN THE MATCH 11. CHILDREN HOLDING BALLS FINAL MATCH NICK KYRGIOS/ ELLEN PEREZ V LUISA STEFANI/MARCELO AREVALO 12. STEFANI NETS THE BALL AND NICK KYRGIOS/ ELLEN PEREZ WINS A POINT 13. KYRGIOS CELEBRATING 14. NICK KYRGIOS/ ELLEN PEREZ WINS ON KYRGIOS' SERVE 15. KYRGIOS LYING ON THE COURT 16. KYRGIOS AND PEREZ HUGGING 17. NICK KYRGIOS/ ELLEN PEREZ SHAKING HANDS WITH LUISA STEFANI/MARCELO AREVALO 18. KYRGIOS AND PEREZ ACKNOWLEDGING THE CROWD 19. CROWD CLAPPING 19. ON-COURT PRESENTER INTRODUCING THE WINNERS – NICK KYRGIOS/ ELLEN PEREZ 20. NICK KYRGIOS/ ELLEN PEREZ RECEIVING THE BOUQUET AND GIFTS 21. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESENTER ASKING: "Ellen, Nick, congratulations. Nick, tell us about the pressure of that last point you delivered when it mattered." 22. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NICK KYRGIOS REPLYING TO PRESENTER'S QUESTION: "Yeah, I mean, look, no matter what event it is, you always feel the pressure a little bit when it's 9-0. And I just backed myself there. I knew that she was going to bite big down the tee, so I knew I had to make it slider wide there. I appreciate all the fan support. It's always a blessing for me to come out here. Obviously, I'm not playing singles, so anytime I'm out here with the atmosphere and to put on a show for you guys means a lot to me. And yeah, I'm just happy that Ellen asked me to get out here with her. She's an amazing player. She's killing it on the doubles scene, so just another one to add to the resume." 23. CROWD CLAPPING 24. KYRGIOS WRAPPING UP STORY: Australian Nick Kyrgios and compatriot Ellen Perez claimed victory at the inaugural Mixed Doubles Showdown event ahead of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday (January 17). The exhibition tournament, featuring 10-minute matches, determined finalists based on the highest points earned within each group. Kyrgios and Perez progressed from their group after defeating pairings including Taylor Townsend and Neal Skupski, and Julian Cash and Hsieh Su-wei. They clinched the title in the final by overcoming Luisa Stefani of Brazil and Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador. The other group included teams such as Olivia Gadecki and John Peers, Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool, and the eventual runners-up Stefani and Arevalo. Kyrgios will next be seen in action on Tuesday (January 20) when he will compete in the Australian Open men's doubles competition with partner Thanasi Kokkinakis. (Production: Suramya Kaushik)
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