Rising star Emerson Jones was one of many Australians posting impressive results at tournaments across the world this week.
Milan, Italy, 27 May 2024 | Leigh Rogers
All eyes have been on France this week, where a strong contingent of Australian players have either been competing at or preparing for Roland Garros 2024.
Across the globe though, it’s been a busy and exciting week for Australian players.
Emerson Jones continues to prove she is one to watch, with the 15-year-old sweeping the girls’ singles title at an ITF J500 tournament in Italy.
This is her second title at this level, which are the biggest junior tournaments outside the four Grand Slam events.
Jones’ older brother, 17-year-old Hayden, was also a finalist in the boys’ doubles event.
The Australian 16-and-under team finished fifth at the Junior Davis Cup Asia-Oceania qualifying event in Kazakhstan this week, just missing out on securing a place in the finals later this year.
Cruz Hewitt, the son of former world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt, made his representative debut in the competition alongside South Australia’s Jeffrey Strydom and Western Australia’s Cameron Burton. Former world No.2 doubles star Sandon Stolle was the team captain.
This week’s most outstanding performers include:
Aleksandar Vukic: The 28-year-old scored his career-best win on European clay, beating world No.76 Mackenzie McDonald to reach the second round at an ATP 250 tournament in Lyon (France).
Philip Sekulic: The 20-year-old advanced to the singles semifinals at an ATP Challenger tournament in Kachreti (Georgia). The in-form Sekulic has now scored six wins and made two semifinal appearances from his past three tournaments.
Blake Mott: The 28-year-old was a singles quarterfinalist at the ATP Challenger tournament in Kachreti. This was Mott’s best result at an ATP Challenger event played outside Australia since May 2017.
Maya Joint: The 18-year-old was a doubles finalist at an ITF 50 tournament in Otocec (Slovenia) alongside American . Joint also advanced to the singles quarterfinals.
Lizette Cabrera and Gabriella Da Silva Fick: The Aussie pair made the doubles semifinals at an ITF 50 tournament in Goyang (Korea). This was 26-year-old Cabrera’s best result at this level since February 2023 and 23-year-old Da Silva Fick’s deepest run at an ITF 50 event.
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