New South Wales’ Jizelle Sibai has received her opening two round-robin singles matches within the 14-and-under Australian Junior Tour Masters.
Melbourne, Australia , 4 December 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Jizelle Sibai is proving one to look at at this week’s 14-and-under Australian Junior Tour Masters.
The 14-year-old from Sydney is the highest seed within the ladies’ singles competitors and has conceded simply 4 video games throughout her opening two round-robin wins on the December Showdown.
“I’m enjoying fairly nicely,” Sibai stated after recording a 6-0 6-2 victory in the present day towards Victorian Pauline Ma at Melbourne Park.
“I’m transferring nicely and enjoying my sport. Being the No.1 seed is okay. I suppose there’s a little little bit of stress, however I really feel worthy to be the No.1.”
Sibai is seeking to enhance on the ninth-place end she recorded within the occasion on the 2022 December Showdown.
“I struggled, so a yr later to be the No.1 seed in the identical match feels good,” Sibai stated.
Final yr’s December Showdown was Sibai’s first expertise enjoying in an expert surroundings with umpires and linespeople. She was initially a reserve, earlier than snaring a last-minute place within the draw.
Since then, the promising athlete was recorded a number of spectacular outcomes.
Sibai was a finalist on the 14/u Australian Junior Grasscourt Championships in January and led New South Wales’ 13-and-under group to victory on the 2023 Australian Groups Championships in June.
She represented Australia in a 14 and below occasion at Wimbledon in July after which claimed her maiden ITF junior singles title at Fiji throughout October.
Sibai is now decided to complete a memorable season by clinching the Australian Junior Tour Masters title.
“It will imply lots and be a great confidence booster,” she stated. “I do really feel like I’m prepared for an additional step in my journey.”
> READ: Jizelle Sibai – A rising star of Australian tennis
The round-robin stage of the 14/u Australian Junior Tour Masters concludes tomorrow, with the top-performing athletes progressing to knock-out quarterfinals.
The boys’ and ladies’ singles finals within the 14/u occasion are scheduled for Friday 8 December.
> FOLLOW: Stay scores from the December Showdown
Greater than 260 of Australia’s main junior athletes are competing on the 2023 December Showdown, which runs till 16 December at Melbourne Park. Entry is free for spectators wishing to attend.
14/U AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR TOUR MASTERS
TODAY’S RESULTS
Ladies’ singles, round-robin
[1] Jizelle Sibai (NSW) d Pauline Ma (Vic) 6-0 6-2
[2] Georgia Campbell (Qld) d Isabella Cameron (Vic) 6-0 6-0
[3] Brooke Komorowski (NSW) d [13] Sofia Savic (Qld) 6-2 6-3
[5] Leana Nannapaneni (SA) d [10] Ruby Thompson (NSW) 6-4 6-4
[6] Bhavya Bhardwaj (NSW) d [11] Elena Manoj (WA) 6-4 6-3
[7] Jennifer Ott (NSW) d [9] Tori Russell (Qld) 6-3 6-4
[8] Emelie Chen (NSW) d Isabella Welsh (Qld) 6-3 6-2
[12] Vesna Marinkov (NSW) d Jovana Novakovic (WA) 6-2 6-2
[16] Angel Warang (NSW) d [4] Scarlett Dattoli (Vic) 6-2 6-3
Sophia Gregg (NSW) d [14] Valentyna Rosa (NSW) 6-0 7-6(5)
Tongni Chen (NSW) d [15] Karin Hiramatsu (WA) 6-3 6-1
Claudia Shearwood (WA) d Elisa Mouhtaropoulos (Vic) 6-1 6-0
Mia Slatina (NSW) d Ashlee Lessue (SA) 6-3 3-6 [10-3]
Isabelle Criddle (WA) d Lily Khonsavang (Vic) 7-6(6) 6-0
Aurelie Kostova (Vic) d Ana Popovich (Qld) 6-2 2-6 [10-5]
Jessica Fernandez (NSW) d Addison Franklin (WA) 6-7(5) 6-2 [10-7]
Boys’ singles, round-robin
[1] Nikolas Baker (Vic) d [16] Lachlan Rye (Qld) 6-2 6-4
[2] Lachlan King (Vic) d [15] Jake Spurrell (Qld) 6-3 6-4
[4] Connor McEvoy (Qld) d [14] Salvatore Soepardi (Vic) 6-3 6-0
[6] Shannon Anek (NSW) d [12] Elroi Chiripamberi (WA) 6-3 6-2
[7] Jenson Yokota-Ho (Vic) d [9] Ethan Domingo (NSW) 2-6 6-4 [10-6]
[10] Flynn Coventry-Searle (NSW) d [8] Pengju Chen (NSW) 6-2 7-5
[11] Samarth Patel (Qld) d [5] Heaton Pann (NSW) 6-4 2-6 [10-3]
[13] Raphael Savelli (Vic) d [3] George Diable (WA) 7-5 7-5
Arkin Amin-Patel (Qld) d Joseph X. Zhang (NSW) 4-6 6-4 [10-8]
Charlie William Grainger (SA) d Darren Lew (Vic) 0-6 6-1 [10-3]
Christopher Sakal (NSW) d Lakshya Bidhuri (Vic) 6-1 6-2
Hayato Sata (Vic) d Elijah Liu (WA) 6-4 6-7(3) [11-9]
George Wills (Vic) d Zachary Chai (Qld) 6-0 6-1
Jonathan Zhang (Vic) d Thomas George (Vic) 6-2 6-1
Oliver Hancin (Vic) d Max Edwards (SA) 6-1 6-1
Oliver Lam (NSW) d Parth Chitroda (Vic) 6-0 7-5
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