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20 September 2023 | Vivienne Christie

Zhuhai , China

Australians are strongly represented on the ATP 250 event in Zhuhai, China, with Alex Bolt, Luke Saville, Dane Sweeny and Marc Polmans all finishing profitable qualifying campaigns.

It ensures that 5 Australian males will compete within the 28-player primary draw, with Rinky Hijikata gaining automated entry by advantage of his career-high world No.72 rating.

Hijikata goals to construct on a career-best season in opposition to Frenchman Alexandre Muller within the opening spherical, whereas Sweeny and Polmans face off in an all-Australian encounter.

Aussies in motion – Zhuhai 

RESULTS
Males’s singles, final-round qualifying
Alex Bolt (AUS) d [8] Antoine Bellier (SUI) 6-4 7-6(0)
[7] Luke Saville (AUS) d [3] Stefano Napolitano (ITA) 6-3 6-2
[2] Dane Sweeny (AUS) d Dominik Palan (CZE) 4-6 6-3 6-4
[1] Marc Polmans (AUS) d [6] Arthur Weber (FRA) 6-3 6-0

COMING UP
Males’s singles, first spherical
Rinky Hijikata (AUS) v Alexandre Muller (FRA)
[Q] Alex Bolt (AUS) v Diego Schwartzman (ARG)
[Q] Luke Saville (AUS) v Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG)
[Q] Marc Polmans (AUS) v [Q] Dane Sweeny (AUS)

Males’s doubles, first spherical
Andrew Harris (AUS)/Rinky Hijikata (AUS) v [1] Sander Gille (BEL)/Joran Vliegen (BEL)
Luke Saville (AUS)/Aslan Karatsev v [WC] Xin Gao (CHN)/Zhe Li (CHN)

Chengdu, China

Australia’s Philip Sekulic will make his debut in an ATP primary draw, as a qualifier on the Chengdu Open in China.

The West Australian overcame No.3 Evgeny Donsky in three units to set the brand new profession milestone.

Sekulic is considered one of 5 Australian males to contest the primary attract Chengdu – Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson (who face one another), in addition to Chris O’Connell are but to contest first-round matches, whereas Aleksander Vukic exited within the opening spherical.

The following problem for 20-year-old Sekulic is in opposition to Nuno Borges, a world No.88 from Portugal.

Aussies in motion – Chengdu

RESULTS
Males’s singles, final-round qualifying
Philip Sekulic (AUS) d Evgeny Donsky 6-2 4-6 6-2
[1] Pavel Kotov d [5] Omar Jasika (AUS) 6-2 6-2
Alibek Kachmazov d [2] Li Tu (AUS) 6-4 6-2

Males’s singles, first spherical
Taro Daniel (JPN) d [8] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)  4-6 6-4 6-2

COMING UP
Males’s singles, first spherical
[6] Max Purcell (AUS) v Jordan Thompson (AUS)
Christopher O’Connell (AUS) v Alibek Kachmazov
[Q] Philip Sekulic (AUS)  v Nino Borges (POR)

Males’s doubles, first spherical
Jordan Thompson (AUS)/Max Purcell (AUS) v Ariel Behar (URU)/Patrik Niklas-Salminen (FIN)
Christopher O’Connell (AUS)/Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v [2] Rafael Matos (BRA)/Francisco Cabral (POR)
John Friends (AUS)/Roman Safiullin v [WC] Aoran Wang (CHN)/Jie Cui (CHN)

Guadalajara, Mexico

Storm Hunter will flip her consideration to doubles on the WTA 1000 event in Guadalajara, Mexico, after bowing out of the singles draw.

After an upset win over Iryna Shymanovich in her opening singles match, the Australian was unable to fend off No.2 seed Maria Sakkari within the second spherical.

Hunter is aiming so as to add to a powerful season with victory alongside Belgium’s Elise Mertens.

The 29-year-old West Australian brings confidence from a stellar 2022 doubles marketing campaign in Guadalajara, the place she lifted the fifth of her six WTA doubles trophies alongside Brazil’s Luisa Stefani.

Aussies in motion – Guadalajara 

RESULTS
Girls’s singles, second spherical
[2] Maria Sakkari (GRE) d  Storm Hunter (AUS) 6-2 6-4

Girls’s doubles, first spherical
Angela Kulikov (USA)/Ingrid Gamarra Martins (BRA) d Anna Rogers (USA)/Olivia Tjandramulia (AUS) 6-3 6-7[3] 11-9

COMING UP
Girls’s doubles, second spherical
[1] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Elise Mertens (BEL) v Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)/Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)

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