Aussie weekly wrap: 9 Australian gamers rejoice title-winning runs | 4 March, 2024 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions

Australian gamers are shining brightly on the world stage, with Ellen Perez and Alex de Minaur amongst 9 Aussies to scoop a title this week.

Australia, 4 March 2024 | Leigh Rogers

Ellen Perez and Alex de Minaur have been amongst an unbelievable 15 Australian gamers to characteristic in finals this week.

Perez claimed the most important doubles title of her profession at a WTA 500 occasion in America, whereas De Minaur defended his title at an ATP event in Mexico.

It continues a powerful begin to the season for De Minaur, who turns into the primary Australian man in 49 years to file seven top-20 wins within the opening two months of a season.

A number of the rising stars of Australian tennis additionally scored main profession milestones this week. The 21-year-old Olivia Gadecki claimed her first WTA doubles title and 18-year-old Taylah Preston notched her first top-50 victory in singles.

This week’s most excellent performers embrace:

Alex de Minaur: The 25-year-old efficiently defended his ATP 500 singles title in Acapulco (Mexico). De Minaur scored two top-20 wins (beating world No.12 Stefanos Tsitsipas and world No.11 Casper Ruud) throughout his spectacular run.

Ellen Perez: The 28-year-old mixed with American Nicole Melichar-Martinez to win the most important doubles of her profession, claiming the WTA 500 title in San Diego (USA). That is Perez’s sixth WTA title and snaps an eight-match dropping streak in finals.

Olivia Gadecki: The 21-year-old received her first WTA doubles title. Gadecki didn’t drop a set in a powerful run alongside British accomplice Olivia Nicholls at a WTA 250 event in Austin (USA).

John Friends: The 35-year-old was a doubles semifinalist on the ATP 500 event in Acapulco with Finnish accomplice Harri Heliovaara. This was Friends’ greatest tour-level end result since September 2023.

Daria Saville: The 29-year-old made the singles quarterfinals at a WTA 500 event in San Diego (USA). Saville certified then saved a match level in a steely comeback to beat world No.47 Tatjana Maria within the second spherical. This was Saville’s greatest tour-level lead to virtually two years.

Taylah Preston: The 18-year-old scored a breakthrough first main-draw win at tour stage, upsetting world No.42 Magdalena Frech within the opening spherical on the WTA 500 event in San Diego. This was Preston’s first top-50 victory.

Maya Joint: The 17-year-old recorded a milestone first tour-level main-draw win to make the doubles quarterfinals, alongside Ukrainian Sabina Zeynalova, on the WTA 250 event in Austin.

Matthew Romios: The 24-year-old teamed with Poland’s Piotr Matuszewski to win an ATP Challenger doubles title in New Delhi (India). That is Romios’ twelfth profession doubles title and his third at ATP Challenger title.

Calum Puttergill: The 30-year-old was a doubles semifinalist on the ATP Challenger in New Delhi alongside Chinese language Taipei’s Ho Ray. It was Puttergill’s third semifinal look of the season at ATP Challenger stage.

Thomas Fancutt: The 29-year-old progressed to the doubles semifinals with American Hunter Reese at an ATP Challenger in Kigali (Rwanda). This improves Fancutt’s season file to 13 wins from his 20 doubles matches.

Priscilla Hon: The 25-year-old was a singles semifinalist on the ITF 35 event in Traralgon (Australia). It continues a powerful begin to the season for Hon, who was recorded 14 wins from her 19 matches.

Petra Hule: The 24-year-old superior to the singles semifinals on the ITF 35 event in Traralgon. It was Hule’s fourth profession look in an ITF singles semifinal and her greatest lead to 11 months.

Destanee Aiava and Tenika McGiffin: The Aussie duo have been doubles finalists on the ITF 35 event in Traralgon. This was 25-year-old McGiffin’s first look in an ITF doubles ultimate.

Li Tu: The 27-year-old swept via the lads’s singles draw at an ITF 25 event in Traralgon with out dropping a set. Tu earned his tenth profession singles title and first since April 2023.

> READ: Tu topped champion at Australian Professional Tour in Traralgon

Alex Bolt: The 31-year-old recorded a runner-up end in singles on the ITF 25 event in Traralgon. This was Bolt’s second ultimate look of the season and improves his file this 12 months to 16 wins from 21 matches.

Luke Saville: The 30-year-old was a singles semifinalist on the ITF 25 event in Traralgon. This was Saville’s deepest singles run since August 2023.

Joshua Charlton and Blake Ellis: The Aussie pair scooped the doubles crown on the ITF 25 event in Traralgon. That is 24-year-old Charlton’s first skilled doubles title and 25-year-old Ellis’ tenth.

Jesse Delaney: The 25-year-old recorded a runner-up end in doubles alongside New Zealand’s Ajeet Rai within the ITF 25 event in Traralgon. This was Delaney’s second look in an ITF doubles ultimate.

Matthew Dellavedova: The 23-year-old recorded his greatest results of the season, advancing to the singles semifinals at an ITF 25 event in Faro (Portugal).

Heath Davidson: The 36-year-old received his first doubles title of the season alongside Canadian Robert Shaw at an ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour occasion in Georgia (USA). Davidson was additionally a singles semifinalist.

Anderson Parker: The 26-year-old was a males’s singles finalist at an ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour occasion in Selangor (Malaysia). Parker additionally completed runner-up within the doubles competitors alongside Japan’s Tomoya Tachi.

Hayley Slocombe: The 22-year-old progressed to the ladies’s singles semifinals on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour occasion in Selangor.

Hayden Jones: The 17-year-old received the boys’ singles title at an ITF J200 event in Nonthaburi (Thailand). That is Jones’ fourth ITF junior singles title and improves his season file at junior stage to 11 wins from 13 matches.

Alana Subasic: The 16-year-old was a women’ singles finalist on the ITF J200 event in Nonthaburi (Thailand). This improves Subasic’s 2024 file on the ITF junior tour to 17 wins from her 21 matches.

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