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The Australian
09-07-2025
- Sport
- The Australian
Injury clouds Jannik Sinner's Wimbledon quarter-final
Back-to-back Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner heads into his quarter-final on day ten at Wimbledon under an injury-cloud, while 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic says he is feeling 'confident' in his quest for a record 25th title at Wimbledon. Two emerging Aussie talents will also compete for quarter-final spots in the junior girls' singles draw on day 10. Brisbane's Tahlia Kokkinis and number on seed, the Gold Coast's Emerson Jones will be in action, while Cruz Hewitt plays second round boys' doubles. Emerson Jones will seek to continue her run at Wimbledon on day 10. Picture: Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images Jannik Sinner v Ben Shelton Sinner dodged a bullet in the fourth round as Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire when leading the world number one by two sets. The Italian himself did not look comfortable on Monday after landing awkwardly on his elbow early in the match and missed a scheduled practice session on Tuesday. Italy's Jannik Sinner receives medical treatment during the fourth round. Picture: Adrian Dennis / AFP Sinner will need to be back to full fitness to maintain his push for a first Wimbledon title against the American 10th seed Shelton. Cheered on by his girlfriend, US football star Trinity Rodman, Shelton has looked in supreme form on the way to his first Wimbledon quarter-final, after reaching the last four previously at the US and Australian Opens. 'It's just been a lot of fun,' said the 22-year-old, who also managed to get his sister an extra week off work to follow his run in southwest London after a public plea to her employer, banking giant Morgan Stanley. 'I got all the people here with me that I could want. It's been an enjoyable experience being able to share these wins with them,' he said. Novak Djokovic v Flavio Cobolli Cobolli has already faced one Djokovic this week, taking on Novak's son Stefan on the practice court. 'I'll have a conversation with my son and see what he has noticed in the game of Cobolli the other day,' joked Djokovic after overcoming a stiff test from Alex de Minaur in the fourth round. The seven-time Wimbledon champion has been beaten in the final for the past two years by Carlos Alcaraz, who remains on course for a third consecutive title. Flavio Cobolli celebrates during his fourth round win at Wimbledon. Picture:Novak Djokovic during his fourth round win over Aussie Alex de Minaur. Picture: Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images Djokovic said Sinner and Alcaraz are still the two best in the world right now. But the 38-year-old has long believed Wimbledon holds the best chance for him to move out on his own as the only man or woman to win 25 Grand Slam singles titles. 'I think my results on grass even in the previous years are a testament to my confidence on this surface,' said Djokovic. 'I've been playing some really good tennis this year. So I feel good about myself. I feel confident. I feel motivated to go all the way.' Mirra Andreeva v Belinda Bencic The rising star of the WTA Tour, 18-year-old Andreeva is the youngest Wimbledon quarter-finalist since 2007 and the highest seeded player left in her side of the draw. Mirra Andreeva is the youngest Wimbledon quarter-finalist since 2007. Picture:Under the wing of former Wimbledon winner Conchita Martinez, Andreeva has breezed impressively through the first four rounds without dropping a set. But the Russian seventh seed faces a determined Bencic, who is enjoying her best ever Wimbledon just over a year after giving birth. The 28-year-old had her daughter Bella in April 2024 and has already risen back up to 35 in the world. 'I'm also surprised about how fast the results are coming,' said the Swiss. 'I'm fighting with everything I have on the court. I still want to win very badly. I think it's much different now.' Conchita Martinez sits down with Andreeva during practice at Wimbledon. Picture:Iga Swiatek v Liudmila Samsonova A five-time Grand Slam champion, Swiatek has conquered her demons on the grass this year by reaching her second Wimbledon quarter-final on the back of her first final on the surface at Bad Homburg. Samsonova, by contrast, is a specialist, having won two of her five WTA titles on grass. The Russian world number 19 told reporters after her fourth-round victory over Jessica Bouzas Maneiro that she does not like to know who her next opponent is until as late as possible. She may not want to know at all that she faces Swiatek next as the Pole has won all four of their previous meetings, winning the last six sets for the loss of just 10 games.
News.com.au
26-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Quartet of winning Australians in qualifying boost Wimbledon main draw contingent to 17
The biggest Australian contingent in 30 years will contest Wimbledon after four more players came through qualifying to earn spots in the main draw, taking the total to 17. Priscilla Hon, Talia Gibson, lex Bolt and James McCabe all booked their spots, Hon and Gibson surviving match points, to join the mass of Australians in the field. But 16-year-old rising star Emerson Jones failed at the final challenge as she sought to become the youngest Australian player since Ash Barty to make the singles main draw. Queenslander Hon was down 6-5, and then 0-40, in her clash with Canada's Victoria Mboko before mounting a stunning comeback to win. . 'Honestly, right now I'm pretty lost for words, especially when I didn't think I was going to win the match,' Hon explained. 'I definitely feel like I've gotten better in these situations and obviously played quite a few now and I've got the experience.' 7th attempt at #Wimbledon qualifying. 3rd time in the final round. Down 5 match points. This was more than just a win. See you at the All England Club for your main draw debut, @pribo98 ðŸ'� — TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) June 26, 2025 Hon saved five match points in her victory. 'Apparently, I was down five match points, but I only remember three of them. I was just trying to think point by point and somehow, I got the win,' she said. 'I served really well in that game (at 6-5) to come back, and that's what got me through.' Gibson also saved a match point at 5-3 in the third set before winning the next four games to progress to her first Wimbledon main draw. 'I'm still a little bit in shock but just incredibly, incredibly happy with my performance today and just to get through qualifying for the first time in a slam is a good feeling,' she said. 'I was really trying to visualise and put myself in the position to feel like this is something I could do this year. I'm lost for words and just incredibly happy that I could actually do it.' A dream come trueðŸ'šðŸ'› James McCabe and Talia Gibson have qualified for the #Wimbledon main draw for the first time in their careers. — TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) June 26, 2025 McCabe qualified for the Wimbledon main draw on his first try by taking down the No.5 seed Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera in four sets 'Before these last two weeks, I think I'd lost 11 tiebreaks in a row – so now it's going the right direction and I'm just glad it's coming together now,' McCabe said. 'It was just an absolute unreal experience.' As the Aussies triumphed at Wimbledon, 19-year-old Maya Joint also reached the semi-finals of the Eastbourne event with a straight-sets quarter-final win over Russian Anna Blinkova. It's Joint's third semi of her rookie season, all on different surfaces and now including grass ahead of Wimbledon beginning next week.
ABC News
26-06-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Maya Joint advances to Eastbourne Open semifinals as Australians qualify for Wimbledon
Australian teenager Maya Joint has reached the Eastbourne Open semifinals, while four of her compatriots booked spots in the Wimbledon main draws. Joint, 19, continued her amazing rise with a gritty 6-4, 7-5 quarterfinal victory over experienced Russian Anna Blinkova. The win gave Joint her third semifinal appearance of the season, with each coming on a different court surface. A grass-court novice, Joint is the first Australian to advance to the last four at the traditional Wimbledon warm-up event for 14 years. She will face former French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the semifinals. Seventeen Australians will feature in the respective women's and men's singles draws at Wimbledon, the largest contingent in 30 years. Priscilla Hon and Talia Gibson both saved match points in the final qualifying round to earn their Wimbledon berths. Alex Bolt and James McCabe also booked their spots at windy Roehampton. The only anti-climax was 16-year-old Emerson Jones missing out in her bold bid to become the youngest Australian player since Ash Barty to make the singles main draw at Wimbledon as she succumbed in her final-round qualifier. Jones, the world's number one junior, was beaten by Frenchwoman Diane Parry 6-2, 6-2. Li Tu missed out on the men's main draw, losing to crafty French veteran Adrian Mannarino 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Hon had to save five match points on her serve against Canadian Victoria Mboko, before prevailing 4-6, 7-6 (7/6), 6-1. It was Hon's seventh time attempting to qualify for Wimbledon. Gibson, 21, found herself 3-5, 30-40 down in the final set against Argentine 10th qualifying seed Solana Sierra before reeling off the next four games to win 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. The evergreen Bolt defeated Spaniard Martin Landaluce 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to ensure he reached back-to-back main draws at Wimbledon. The multi-talented McCabe, a former top junior swimmer and accomplished flautist, joined Hon and Gibson as Wimbledon debutants with his doughty 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (9/7) victory over Chile's Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera. Wimbledon commences on Monday. AAP/ABC
ABC News
25-06-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Australia's Maya Joint defeats Emma Raducanu at Eastbourne International ahead of Wimbledon
Australia's Maya Joint has defeated former US Open champion Emma Raducanu at the pre-Wimbledon Eastbourne International. Joint's 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) win booked a quarterfinal berth on the same day six of her compatriots reached the final round of Wimbledon qualifying. The 19-year-old is already in the women's main draw at Wimbledon but could be joined by world number 209 Emerson Jones. Jones must beat France's Diane Parry in the final round of Wimbledon qualifying to become the youngest Australian to make the women's main draw since Ash Barty in 2012. After losing the first set to 38th-ranked Raducanu, Joint dominated her opponent, winning 11 of the next 14 games to move into a 5-2 lead in the deciding set. Raducanu, the 2021 US Open winner, fought back, breaking Joint three times. But Joint held her nerve to force a tiebreak, before delivering a fantastic off-balance backhand to earn match point at 6-4. She served her third ace of the match for one of the best wins in a burgeoning career that has seen her jump from 1,384 in the world 18 months ago to her current ranking of 51. Joint will move inside the top 50 if she can beat Russian world number 69 Anna Blinkova in the quarterfinals. "Today was really tough, there was a lot of up and downs, lot of momentum switches, but I'm really glad that I was able to tough it out in the end," said Joint, who had lost to Raducanu on clay at the Italian Open. "I'm really glad I was able to win this one. I definitely try to hit the lines. Doesn't always work, so I'm glad it worked today. "But I think I'm an aggressive player, I like to use my backhand and am trying to learn how to play all-court." Meanwhile at Roehampton, 16-year-old Jones, Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon, Alex Bolt, Li Tu and James McCabe all booked places in the final round of qualifying for Wimbledon. Jones is on the verge of her first main-draw appearance at a major outside Australia after beating Serbian Lola Radivojević 6-4, 6-4. There is the prospect of 19 Australians earning spots in the singles draws for Wimbledon, which begins on Monday. AAP
The Advertiser
24-06-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Jones, 16, leads Australian charge for Wimbledon places
Emerson Jones, Australia's junior world No.1, has cleared the first hurdle on the way to lining up in the main draw at Wimbledon next week. The Gold Coast world No.209, who reached the Australian Open and Wimbledon junior finals last year, progressed after a topsy-turvy encounter in the first qualifying round for the Championships on Tuesday. Jones, who turns 17 during the second week of Wimbledon, sprung a 6-1 0-6 6-0 defeat of world No.91 Antonia Ruzic in a match that lasted one hour and 23 minutes. But it was a day of mixed fortunes for her compatriots. Of the 10 Australians who took to the Roehampton courts for the first day of women's qualifying, precisely half the number survived. The other winners were Destanee Aiava, Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon and Arina Rodionova. But there was a quick ending for Daria Saville, Maddison Inglis, Lizette Cabrera, Taylah Preston and Astra Sharma. Players will have to come through three qualifying matches at the venue 5km from the All England Club to nail down one of the coveted 16 places in the singles draw for the famous tournament, which opens on Monday. Making the main draw will guarantee each qualifier at least a Stg 66,000 ($A137,000) pay-out even if she loses in the first round. Jones will be joined in the next round by Aiava, who reached the second round of the Australian Open in January. The Melbourne 25-year-old overcame Petra Marcinko 6-4 5-7 6-3. Brisbane's Hon also required three sets to subdue Elena Pridankina 7-5 3-6 6-1, while there were straight-sets victories for Gibson, who beat Andrea Lazaro Garcia 6-3 6-3, and the Russian-born Rodionova, who overcame Xinyu Gao 6-3 7-5 The main Australian casualty was another Russian-born hope, Saville. The 31-year-old reached the third round at Wimbledon in 2018 but could not hold off Hungarian Panna Udvardy, who triumphed 7-6 6-1. Inglis battled all the way before subsiding 6-2 3-6 7-5 (12-10) to Petra Marcic. Cabrera also put up a three-set struggle but lost out 6-4 2-6 6-3 to Anastasia Zakharova. Sharma bowed out 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to Valentina Ryser while Preston came up short against Julia Riera, losing 6-4 6-2. The main surprise of the day was French Open semi-finalist Loïs Boisson's 6-2 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 elimination by No.197-ranked Carson Branstine, of Canada. Boisson soared from No.361 to No.65 after her deep run at Roland-Garros in her Grand Slam main draw singles debut, and was top-seeded in the Wimbledon qualifying draw. Being denied a wild card into the Wimbledon main draw provoked criticism in her native France. Emerson Jones, Australia's junior world No.1, has cleared the first hurdle on the way to lining up in the main draw at Wimbledon next week. The Gold Coast world No.209, who reached the Australian Open and Wimbledon junior finals last year, progressed after a topsy-turvy encounter in the first qualifying round for the Championships on Tuesday. Jones, who turns 17 during the second week of Wimbledon, sprung a 6-1 0-6 6-0 defeat of world No.91 Antonia Ruzic in a match that lasted one hour and 23 minutes. But it was a day of mixed fortunes for her compatriots. Of the 10 Australians who took to the Roehampton courts for the first day of women's qualifying, precisely half the number survived. The other winners were Destanee Aiava, Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon and Arina Rodionova. But there was a quick ending for Daria Saville, Maddison Inglis, Lizette Cabrera, Taylah Preston and Astra Sharma. Players will have to come through three qualifying matches at the venue 5km from the All England Club to nail down one of the coveted 16 places in the singles draw for the famous tournament, which opens on Monday. Making the main draw will guarantee each qualifier at least a Stg 66,000 ($A137,000) pay-out even if she loses in the first round. Jones will be joined in the next round by Aiava, who reached the second round of the Australian Open in January. The Melbourne 25-year-old overcame Petra Marcinko 6-4 5-7 6-3. Brisbane's Hon also required three sets to subdue Elena Pridankina 7-5 3-6 6-1, while there were straight-sets victories for Gibson, who beat Andrea Lazaro Garcia 6-3 6-3, and the Russian-born Rodionova, who overcame Xinyu Gao 6-3 7-5 The main Australian casualty was another Russian-born hope, Saville. The 31-year-old reached the third round at Wimbledon in 2018 but could not hold off Hungarian Panna Udvardy, who triumphed 7-6 6-1. Inglis battled all the way before subsiding 6-2 3-6 7-5 (12-10) to Petra Marcic. Cabrera also put up a three-set struggle but lost out 6-4 2-6 6-3 to Anastasia Zakharova. Sharma bowed out 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to Valentina Ryser while Preston came up short against Julia Riera, losing 6-4 6-2. The main surprise of the day was French Open semi-finalist Loïs Boisson's 6-2 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 elimination by No.197-ranked Carson Branstine, of Canada. Boisson soared from No.361 to No.65 after her deep run at Roland-Garros in her Grand Slam main draw singles debut, and was top-seeded in the Wimbledon qualifying draw. Being denied a wild card into the Wimbledon main draw provoked criticism in her native France. Emerson Jones, Australia's junior world No.1, has cleared the first hurdle on the way to lining up in the main draw at Wimbledon next week. The Gold Coast world No.209, who reached the Australian Open and Wimbledon junior finals last year, progressed after a topsy-turvy encounter in the first qualifying round for the Championships on Tuesday. Jones, who turns 17 during the second week of Wimbledon, sprung a 6-1 0-6 6-0 defeat of world No.91 Antonia Ruzic in a match that lasted one hour and 23 minutes. But it was a day of mixed fortunes for her compatriots. Of the 10 Australians who took to the Roehampton courts for the first day of women's qualifying, precisely half the number survived. The other winners were Destanee Aiava, Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon and Arina Rodionova. But there was a quick ending for Daria Saville, Maddison Inglis, Lizette Cabrera, Taylah Preston and Astra Sharma. Players will have to come through three qualifying matches at the venue 5km from the All England Club to nail down one of the coveted 16 places in the singles draw for the famous tournament, which opens on Monday. Making the main draw will guarantee each qualifier at least a Stg 66,000 ($A137,000) pay-out even if she loses in the first round. Jones will be joined in the next round by Aiava, who reached the second round of the Australian Open in January. The Melbourne 25-year-old overcame Petra Marcinko 6-4 5-7 6-3. Brisbane's Hon also required three sets to subdue Elena Pridankina 7-5 3-6 6-1, while there were straight-sets victories for Gibson, who beat Andrea Lazaro Garcia 6-3 6-3, and the Russian-born Rodionova, who overcame Xinyu Gao 6-3 7-5 The main Australian casualty was another Russian-born hope, Saville. The 31-year-old reached the third round at Wimbledon in 2018 but could not hold off Hungarian Panna Udvardy, who triumphed 7-6 6-1. Inglis battled all the way before subsiding 6-2 3-6 7-5 (12-10) to Petra Marcic. Cabrera also put up a three-set struggle but lost out 6-4 2-6 6-3 to Anastasia Zakharova. Sharma bowed out 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to Valentina Ryser while Preston came up short against Julia Riera, losing 6-4 6-2. The main surprise of the day was French Open semi-finalist Loïs Boisson's 6-2 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 elimination by No.197-ranked Carson Branstine, of Canada. Boisson soared from No.361 to No.65 after her deep run at Roland-Garros in her Grand Slam main draw singles debut, and was top-seeded in the Wimbledon qualifying draw. Being denied a wild card into the Wimbledon main draw provoked criticism in her native France. Emerson Jones, Australia's junior world No.1, has cleared the first hurdle on the way to lining up in the main draw at Wimbledon next week. The Gold Coast world No.209, who reached the Australian Open and Wimbledon junior finals last year, progressed after a topsy-turvy encounter in the first qualifying round for the Championships on Tuesday. Jones, who turns 17 during the second week of Wimbledon, sprung a 6-1 0-6 6-0 defeat of world No.91 Antonia Ruzic in a match that lasted one hour and 23 minutes. But it was a day of mixed fortunes for her compatriots. Of the 10 Australians who took to the Roehampton courts for the first day of women's qualifying, precisely half the number survived. The other winners were Destanee Aiava, Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon and Arina Rodionova. But there was a quick ending for Daria Saville, Maddison Inglis, Lizette Cabrera, Taylah Preston and Astra Sharma. Players will have to come through three qualifying matches at the venue 5km from the All England Club to nail down one of the coveted 16 places in the singles draw for the famous tournament, which opens on Monday. Making the main draw will guarantee each qualifier at least a Stg 66,000 ($A137,000) pay-out even if she loses in the first round. Jones will be joined in the next round by Aiava, who reached the second round of the Australian Open in January. The Melbourne 25-year-old overcame Petra Marcinko 6-4 5-7 6-3. Brisbane's Hon also required three sets to subdue Elena Pridankina 7-5 3-6 6-1, while there were straight-sets victories for Gibson, who beat Andrea Lazaro Garcia 6-3 6-3, and the Russian-born Rodionova, who overcame Xinyu Gao 6-3 7-5 The main Australian casualty was another Russian-born hope, Saville. The 31-year-old reached the third round at Wimbledon in 2018 but could not hold off Hungarian Panna Udvardy, who triumphed 7-6 6-1. Inglis battled all the way before subsiding 6-2 3-6 7-5 (12-10) to Petra Marcic. Cabrera also put up a three-set struggle but lost out 6-4 2-6 6-3 to Anastasia Zakharova. Sharma bowed out 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to Valentina Ryser while Preston came up short against Julia Riera, losing 6-4 6-2. The main surprise of the day was French Open semi-finalist Loïs Boisson's 6-2 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 elimination by No.197-ranked Carson Branstine, of Canada. Boisson soared from No.361 to No.65 after her deep run at Roland-Garros in her Grand Slam main draw singles debut, and was top-seeded in the Wimbledon qualifying draw. Being denied a wild card into the Wimbledon main draw provoked criticism in her native France.
