Giselle Guillen has been topped the ladies’ singles champion on the 16-and-under Australian Junior Tour Masters.

It caps an ideal week for the 15-year-old from New South Wales, who didn’t concede a set all through her title-winning run on the 2023 December Showdown.

“I’m so joyful,” Guillen beamed after recording a 7-6(6) 6-3 victory towards South Australian Kristina Tai in at present’s remaining at Melbourne Park.

“I’m additionally sort of relieved as a result of it was such a troublesome match. Kristina is such an incredible competitor.”

After storming into the ultimate in convincing vogue, Guillen was decided to keep up that momentum towards Tai, who was her doubles associate this week.

“I used to be nervous, however I used to be simply telling myself to compete on the market and provides it my all,” Guillen stated of her pre-match mindset.

“I simply wished to take it point-by-point and never take into consideration the result, simply play and luxuriate in it.”

The highest-seeded Guillen made a promising begin, racing to a 4-1 lead.

Nevertheless, Tai then received 4 consecutive video games to take management of the match.

It was 16-year-old Tai’s second remaining look at this 12 months’s December Showdown, following the left-hander’s runner-up end within the 18/u ladies’ doubles competitors final week.

“She began enjoying rather well and hitting some superb pictures,” Guillen stated. “I didn’t actually have a solution.”

Tai twice served for the opening set – however was damaged every time, with Guillen desperately making an attempt to hold along with her big-hitting opponent.

“Clearly I felt somewhat little bit of stress on me, however I simply needed to keep on with my recreation and simply hold enjoying the best way I play,” Guillen stated.

Tai established a 4-2 lead within the opening-set tiebreak, earlier than Guillen claimed six of the subsequent eight factors to earn a one-set lead.

“I believe it was essential,” Guillen acknowledged of the absorbing opening set.

“Successful it was a very large momentum change and gave me a little bit of a confidence increase.”

As Tai took a rest room break, Guillen referred to some notes in her tennis bag.

“I like to jot down some key suggestions and inspirational quotes to get me going,” Guillen defined. “If I would like options then I simply undergo them.”

‘Simply consider, get on the market and provides it your all’ was a kind of key messages.

That’s precisely what Guillen did within the second set, incomes a double break to race to a 5-1 benefit.

Tai, who was making an attempt to turn out to be the primary South Australian to win the title since Alicia Molik 27 years earlier, managed to win two extra video games.

However after 90 minutes on court docket, Guillen closed out a hard-fought victory.

As Guillen celebrated profitable the nationwide title, the decided competitor was already waiting for her subsequent problem.

“That is clearly nice, however I must hold coaching and dealing arduous,” stated Guillen, who hopes to compete at subsequent month’s Australian Open junior championships.

“I need to hold growing my recreation. I really feel prefer it’s coming collectively properly, I simply must proceed placing within the work.”

Rianna Alame from New South Wales and Tasmanian Alicia Dale received the ladies’ doubles title, upsetting defending champions Bridget Mihulka and Ava-Monet Sycamore 5-7 6-1 [10-5] within the remaining.

Alicia Dale and Rianna Alame have a good time their 16/u doubles victory. Image: Tennis Australia

The unseeded duo have been overjoyed – and stunned – to win the title of their first match as a workforce.

“Phrases can’t describe, it’s an incredible feeling,” Alame stated.

“We initially weren’t meant to play doubles collectively. My doubles associate pulled out two days earlier than the match so I needed to discover somebody within the draw. Alicia was the final particular person (with out a doubles associate), so I despatched her a DM on Instagram. She obtained again to me, so we paired up.”

16/U AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR TOUR MASTERS

TODAY’S RESULTS
Ladies’ singles, remaining
[1] Giselle Guillen (NSW) d [3] Kristina Tai (SA) 7-6(6) 6-3

Ladies’ doubles, remaining
Rianna Alame (NSW)/Alicia Dale (Tas) d [4] Bridget Mihulka (Vic)/Ava-Monet Sycamore (NSW) 5-7 6-1 [10-5]