{"id":420553,"date":"2024-09-06T00:26:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T00:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=420553"},"modified":"2024-09-06T01:07:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T01:07:17","slug":"1m-prize-awaiting-aussie-after-doubles-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=420553","title":{"rendered":"$1m prize awaiting Aussie after doubles triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\ufeffussie doubles duo Jordan Thompson<\/a> and Matt Purcell are through to back-to-back grand slam deciders, and it could come with a life-changing pay day.<\/p>\n

The pair \ufeffdefeated Americans Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow 6-4 7-6 (7-4) in the semi final of the US Open, earning a chance to redeem themselves after Wimbledon heartbreak.<\/p>\n

Thompson and Purcell failed to convert two match points at the All England Club, losing to Henry Patten and Harri \ufeffHeliovaara<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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However, they could land a maiden title together after the win at \ufeffLouis Armstrong Stadium.<\/p>\n

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"Unbelievable … that (Wimbledon) was a heartbreak so they would love to get another opportunity here to win a grand slam. They've been quite a pair, haven't they?," Jelena Dokic said on Nine's coverage.<\/p>\n

If the two are able to win the final, Thompson could earn a $1 million \ufeff(AUD) pay day from his work at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n

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In the singles, Thompson reached the round of 16, eventually losing to Alex de Minaur<\/a>. His run will earn him $482,000 (AUD).<\/p>\n

If the 30-year-old and Purcell win, they'll split a $1.13m purse.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A\ufeffussie doubles duo Jordan Thompson and Matt Purcell are through to back-to-back grand slam deciders, and it could come with a life-changing pay day. The […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":420555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420553"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=420553"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":420556,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420553\/revisions\/420556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/420555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=420553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=420553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=420553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}