Teenager Emerson Jones and doubles combination Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson fought for trophies at SW19 amid a string of Australian highlights.
London, 15 July 2024 | Dan Imhoff
Alex de Minaur led the charge into the second week at Wimbledon where he reached back-to-back Grand Slam singles quarterfinals on the heels of his run in Paris last month.
The 25-year-old suffered a bitter blow, however, when he was ruled out of his last-eight showdown against third seed Novak Djokovic due to a hip injury.
Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson also flew the flag this week at the All England Club after they came with a point three times of securing the men’s doubles title, while 16-year-old Emerson Jones came within one win of joining Ash Barty as a girls’ singles champion on the grass.
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On Monday, there was also cause to celebrate 10 Australian men inside the world’s top 100 in the ATP singles rankings for the first time since January 1982.
This week’s most outstanding performers include:
Tristan Schoolkate: The 23-year-old reached the quarterfinals of the hard-court ATP Challenger event in Winnipeg, Canada to snap a four-match singles losing streak. It was his first quarterfinal since winning the Guangzhou Challenger in May.
Blake Mott: The 28-year-old was a quarterfinalist on hard court at the Nottingham ITF 25 event. Mott was bidding to reach his third ITF 25 semifinal this season after back-to-back runs to the last four – also at events in Nottingham – in April-May.
James McCabe: The 21-year-old reached his second straight ITF 25 hard-court quarterfinal in Nottingham. It was his fifth quarterfinal showing of the season.
Jesse Delaney: The 25-year-old made a quarterfinal at the ITF 15 hard-court event in Nakkhon Si Thammarat, Thailand for his second ITF quarterfinal of 2024.
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Edward Winter: The 19-year-old notched a quarterfinal at the ITF 15 clay event in Umag, Croatia. The teenager was aiming for back-to-back ITF semifinals after reaching the last four in Changwon, South Korea the week before.
Alicia Smith: The 27-year-old reached her second career final, and first in three years, at the ITF 15 event in Nakkhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. It was the first time Smith had passed a quarterfinal since her ITF Solarino title in November 2021.
Heath Davidson: The 37-year-old…
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