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Emerson Jones, a 15-year-old from the Gold Coast, is happy to be competing at Wimbledon for the primary time.
London, Nice Britain, 10 July 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Emerson Jones is hoping to comply with within the footsteps of her idol, Ash Barty, at Wimbledon this week.
The 15-year-old from the Gold Coast is competing within the ladies’ singles occasion on the All England Membership, chasing a title that Barty received on the identical age in 2011.
“I hope I can do very well at Wimbledon,” Jones mentioned.
“Grass is my favorite floor to play on, in order that’d be nice. I’d like to win any Grand Slam actually and simply do what Ash Barty has accomplished.”
This time final 12 months, Jones was watching intently from her Queensland dwelling as older brother, Hayden, made his Wimbledon debut within the boys’ singles competitors.
She is now proving one to look at as effectively.
The thirteenth seed blitzed by means of her opening spherical in 74 minutes and didn’t face a break level in a 6-1 6-4 victory over 18-year-old British hope Given Roach.
That is the third consecutive Grand Slam match that Jones, the world No.19 within the junior rankings, has progressed to the second spherical within the ladies’ singles competitors.
She subsequent faces 17-year-old American Tatum Evans, who has a junior rating of world No.54.
> READ: Emerson Jones – A rising star of Australian tennis
Taylah Preston, a 17-year-old from Perth, is the one different Australian nonetheless alive within the junior singles attracts on the All England Membership.
Preston, who has twice been named Feminine Junior Athlete of the Yr on the Australian Tennis Awards, has a troublesome second-round task.
She meets 16-year-old Czech Tereza Valentova, who she misplaced to in straights units at a grass-court match final week.
> READ: Preston progresses to second spherical at Wimbledon
Pavle Marinkov, a 17-year-old from Sydney, served for a spot within the second spherical of the boys’ singles competitors, however fell simply quick towards Thijs Boogaard from the Netherlands.
The 15-year-old Boogaard recovered from a 3-5 deficit within the deciding set, combating again to attain a 6-1 3-6 7-5 victory towards the Aussie qualifier.
Hayden Jones and Charlie Camus each misplaced their opening-round matches as effectively, as did Lily Taylor and Roisin Gilheany within the ladies’ singles competitors. All of them now flip their consideration to doubles.
Aussies in motion – Wimbledon
RESULTS
Boys’ singles, first spherical
[Q] Manas Dhamne (IND) d Hayden Jones (AUS) 6-2 6-4
[WC] Viktor Frydrych (GBR) d Charlie Camus (AUS) 7-5 7-6(4)
Thijs Boogaard (NED) d [Q] Pavle Marinkov (AUS) 6-1 3-6 7-5
Ladies’ singles, first spherical
[6] Kaitlin Quevedo (USA) d Lily Taylor (AUS) 7-6(6) 6-3
[WC] Isabelle Lacy (GBR) d [Q] Roisin Gilheany (AUS) 6-4 6-2
COMING UP
Ladies’ singles, second spherical
[13] Emerson Jones (AUS) v Tatum Evans (USA)
[WC] Taylah Preston (AUS) v [10] Tereza Valentova (CZE)
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2023 ladies’ singles draw
Ladies’ doubles, first spherical
Roisin Gilheany (AUS)/Daniela Piani (GBR) v [1] Lucciana Perez Alarcon (PER)/Kaitlin Quevedo (USA)
Emerson Jones (AUS)/Ela Milic (SLO) v Hannah Klugman (GBR)/Isabelle Lacy (GBR)
Lily Taylor (AUS)/Zuzanna Pawlikowska (POL) v Darja Suvirdjonkova (SRB)/Vendula Valdmannova (CZE)
[Alt] Taylah Preston (AUS)/Alina Korneeva v Wakana Sonobe (JPN)/Tereza Valentova (CZE)
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2023 ladies’ doubles draw
Boys’ doubles, first spherical
Charlie Camus (AUS)/Oliver Bonding (GBR) v [7] Darwin Blanch (USA)/Roy Horovitz (USA)
Hayden Jones (AUS)/Alexander Razeghi (USA) v Jakub Filip (CZE)/Gabriele Vulpitta (ITA)
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2023 boys’ doubles draw
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