Australia's beach volleyball power pair are two wins away from another Olympic gold medal game after a statement defeat of Brazil to begin the knockout stages under the Eiffel Tower.
Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar snapped into top gear on Sunday afternoon in Paris, powering back from an early deficit to win commandingly, 24-22 21-14.
The Tokyo silver medallists absorbed Carolina Solberg Salgado and Barbara Seixas de Freitas's service pressure then applied plenty of their own in a confidence-boosting round-of-16 win.
