Seven Australians advance to ultimate qualifying spherical at US Open 2024 | 22 August, 2024 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions

Seven Australian gamers have superior to the ultimate spherical in US Open qualifying, marking our greatest end in 30 years.

This features a document six girls, essentially the most Australians to ever attain this stage in a US Open qualifying draw. This doubles the earlier better of three, solely achieved twice up to now 25 years.

Arina Rodionova, Australia’s top-ranked girl within the subject at world No.118, scored a 6-4 6-4 victory towards Romania’s Irina Bara in second-round motion right now at Flushing Meadows.

The 34-year-old Rodionova, who’s having fun with her finest run in US Open qualifying since 2010, will now play world No.182 Mananchaya Sawangkaew for a coveted main-draw place.

World No.136 Maya Joint continues to show one to look at, with the 18-year-old securing her place within the ultimate qualifying spherical with a 7-5 3-6 6-0 victory towards Iryna Shymanovich.

Joint, who has improved her rating virtually 550 locations for the reason that begin of the season and is aiming to make her Grand Slam main-draw debut, faces world No.106 Hailey Baptiste in tomorrow’s ultimate spherical.

World No.172 Talia Gibson bravely saved a match level in her 6-3 1-6 7-6(10) triumph towards American hope Hanna Chang to proceed her memorable first US Open look.

The 20-year-old from Perth, who additionally progressed to the ultimate qualifying spherical at Wimbledon earlier this yr, subsequent faces world No.115 Marina Bassols Ribera from Spain.

Priscilla Hon wanted solely 44 minutes to energy previous world No.126 Daria Snigur 6-1 6-0 of their second-round assembly. The 26-year-old from Brisbane’s reward is a final-round showdown with the highest seed, world No.104 Kamilla Rakhimova.

That is the second time that world No.205 Hon has progressed to the ultimate qualifying spherical at Flushing Meadows, matching her effort in 2019.

Destanee Aiava continued her spectacular march via the draw, eliminating world No.110 Mai Hontama 6-3 6-4. The fourth-seeded Japanese participant turns into the highest-ranked opponent that 24-year-old Aiava has defeated at Grand Slam stage.

By means of to the ultimate qualifying spherical on the US Open for a primary time, world No.180 Aiava subsequent faces Croatian Ana Konjuh, a former top-20 participant who received the US Open ladies’ singles title in 2013 and was a quarterfinalist on the event in 2016.

In the meantime, Kimberly Birrell booked her place within the ultimate spherical of US Open qualifying for a second consecutive yr with a 6-4 6-4 win towards Slovenian Veronika Erjavec.

To qualify in New York for a primary time, the 26-year-old from the Gold Coast might want to beat American wildcard Julieta Pareja, a 15-year-old who has upset two higher-ranked opponents to achieve this stage.

Li Tu is having fun with his deepest run in a Grand Slam males’s qualifying singles draw, progressing to the ultimate spherical for a primary time.

The 28-year-old from Adelaide scored a 7-5 7-5 victory towards Argentina’s Marco Trungelliti, establishing a final-round conflict with world No.130 Jesper de Jong from the Netherlands.

The Australian qualifying contenders want to be part of 14 friends (11 males and three girls) already within the singles principal attracts at this yr’s US Open.

Aussies in motion – US Open

RESULTS
Ladies’s qualifying singles, second spherical
[16] Arina Rodionova (AUS) d Irina Bara (ROU) 6-4 6-4
[32] Maya Joint (AUS) d Iryna Shymanovich 7-5 3-6 6-0
Destanee Aiava (AUS) d [4] Mai Hontama (JPN) 6-3 6-4
Priscilla Hon (AUS) d [23] Daria Snigur (UKR) 6-1 6-0
Talia Gibson (AUS) d Hanna Chang (USA) 6-3 1-6 7-6(10)
Kimberly Birrell (AUS) d Veronika Erjavec (SLO) 6-4 6-4
[9] Eva Lys (GER) d Olivia Gadecki (AUS) 6-3 4-6 6-1
[11] Ann Li (USA) d Astra Sharma (AUS) 6-4 6-4

Males’s qualifying singles, second spherical
Li Tu (AUS) d Marco Trungelliti (ARG) 7-5 7-5
[3] Aslan Karatsev d Marc Polmans (AUS) 6-0 6-3
[WC] Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) d Alex Bolt (AUS) 7-6(4) 7-6(2)

COMING UP
Ladies’s qualifying singles, ultimate spherical
[16] Arina Rodionova (AUS) v Mananchaya Sawangkaew (THA)
[32] Maya Joint (AUS) v [3] Hailey Baptiste (USA)
Priscilla Hon (AUS) v [1] Kamilla Rakhimova
Talia Gibson (AUS) v [12] Marina Bassols Ribera
Destanee Aiava (AUS) v Ana Konjuh (CRO)
Kimberly Birrell (AUS) v [WC] Julieta Pareja (USA)