Australian Ajla Tomljanovic has continued her career-best run at the US Open, advancing to the women’s singles quarterfinals.
New York, USA, 5 September 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Ajla Tomljanovic has advanced to her first US Open quarterfinal – and become only the second Australian woman to reach this stage at the tournament in the past 35 years.
The 29-year-old outplayed in-form Liudmila Samsonova, who was on a 13-match winning streak after claiming two WTA titles last month, in fourth-round action at Flushing Meadows today. Tomljanovic recorded a 7-6(8) 6-1 victory to continue her career-best run in New York.
After her remarkable three-set victory against Serena Williams in the third round, a steely Tomljanovic once again impressed with her ability to withstand pressure.
Tomljanovic fought back from a 3-5 deficit in the opening set, sensationally saving seven set points on her serve in a dramatic 10th game that lasted almost 20 minutes.
The resilient world No.46 then saved another set point, her eighth in total, in the first-set tiebreak.
“It’s just about staying in the moment,” Tomljanovic said with how she dealt with that situation.
After securing the opening set, Tomljanovic took control of the match and wrapped up a commanding victory in one-hour and 57-minutes.
Soaking it all in.
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“I came out feeling pretty flat, so I was thinking to myself ‘the last 48 hours have been a lot’ but something in me was saying ‘this is not where I stop’,” Tomljanovic said.
“I wanted to give it my all, even if I go down … the fact that I won, I’m still a little speechless.”
Tomljanovic becomes the 11th Australian to advance to a US Open women’s singles quarterfinal in the Open era – and the first since Sam Stosur in 2012.
| US Open women’s singles Australian quarterfinalists – Open era |
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| Player | Year |
| Margaret Court | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975 |
| Judy Dalton | 1968, 1971 |
| Karen Krantzcke | 1969 |
| Helen Gourlay | 1970 |
| Lesley Hunt | 1970, 1971, 1974, 1978 |
| Kerry Reid | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979 |
| Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979 |
| Dianne Balestrat | 1976 |
| Wendy Turnbull | 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986 |
| Sam Stosur | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | 2022 |
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